Zachary Trautenberg

My name is Zach and I am a 28 year old with a disability. I want to start off at looking at what a disability is. A disability is simply the inability to do something. If you look at in those terms everyone has a disability. For example most people cannot play the violin. The main difference is that not being able to play the violin does not interfere in your life. As I mentioned in the beginning I have disability. My disability is one that confines me to a wheelchair and leaves me with very minimal muscle strength.

I write a blog called Independent & Accessible Living that is designed to help people live independently so that their inabilities do not stop them from participating in life. I plan to show examples and stories of things I do and learn that gives me the ability to do what I want to do and live a "normal" life. Check it out at http://www.independentaccessibleliving.com.