Chicagoans who use wheelchairs struggle with snowy sidewalks chicagotribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chicagotribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
While T.J. Gordon has used a walking stick consistently for the past two years due to chronic leg pain, he typically relies on his legs and public transportation to get him where he needs to go in the summer. But winter is harder, the 36-year-old research associate said. Last week was too cold for him to wait half an hour for a bus to take him to his home in Lakeview from his job at the .
Accessible Juneteenth celebrates role of disabled Black people chicagotribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chicagotribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
As Victoria Boateng took a seat before the crowd, blending African tradition and her advocacy for autism, she embodied the spirit of Saturday’s celebration. Boateng performed the djembe — a West African drum historically used for storytelling and spiritual ritual — before a raucously cheering crowd at Accessible Juneteenth, an event commemorating the contributions of Black people with .