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Essays, interviews, and features from the DBNR community. Tips, perspectives, and conversations at the intersection of disability, adaptive fitness, and the work of redefining what is possible.

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Innovation in Disability Inclusion: Assistive Technologies Creating a More Accessible World

Getting around with a physical disability is no walk in the park. Innovative technologies are surfacing to create a more accessible world. Here are some of our favorites.

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Becoming a Wolf: Wesley Hamilton’s Approach to Inclusive Fitness

Wesley Hamilton’s latest project, an inclusive gym in Westport, provides community and a comfortable environment for people with disabilities.

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Embracing Inclusivity in Travel: Essential Tips and Resources for Accessible Journeys

Expert tips and resources for creating accessible journeys. Your guide to making travel more inclusive for all.

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Nurturing Mental Health: 5 Tips for Individuals with Physical Disabilities

A guide toward mental wellness. For people living with disabilities, maintaining good mental health is essential for overall quality of life.

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Renewing Confidence While Living with a Disability

Springtime brings the promise of renewal. Consider these adaptive strategies for rebuilding confidence after injury or diagnosis.

Modeling

Adaptive Fashion Event at the IMMIX Gala

Wes represents DBNR at the IMMIX Gala adaptive fashion event, pushing the conversation around inclusive design in the fashion industry.

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How People with Disabilities Can Start Their Own Business

Practical guidance for adaptive entrepreneurs on launching a business while navigating the realities of living with a physical disability.

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Tommy Hilfiger’s Adaptive Clothing Line Campaign

Wes joins the Tommy Hilfiger adaptive clothing campaign, modeling for one of the first major retail lines designed for adaptive fit.

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Wesley Hamilton Collaborates with Ellie Jade, London

Wes travels to London for a collaboration with Ellie Jade, extending the DBNR mission of accessibility advocacy across the Atlantic.

Queer Eye

Wes and Queer Eye: Wes Meets His Shooter

Wes and Karamo Brown meet the man responsible for his spinal cord injury. One of the most unforgettable moments in Queer Eye history.

Queer Eye

Wes and the Fab Five: Time with Karamo

A conversation between Wes and Karamo about forgiveness, healing, and the psychology of rebuilding a life after trauma.

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Wes and the Fab Five: Time with Jonathan

Jonathan Van Ness works with Wes on grooming, self-care, and the confidence that comes from showing up for yourself.

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Wes and the Fab Five: Time with Antoni

Antoni Porowski and Wes in the kitchen, working on the nutritional foundation that would change the trajectory of his recovery.

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Wes and the Fab Five: Time with Bobby

Bobby Berk redesigns Wes’s home for accessibility, turning an inaccessible space into one that supports independent living.

Queer Eye

Wes and the Fab Five: Time with Tan

Tan France and Wes explore adaptive style. How to dress for a body that does not fit mainstream fit assumptions.

Queer Eye

Wes and the Fab Five: Day 1

The first day with the Fab Five. How a Netflix reality show turned into one of the most widely seen moments of disability advocacy.

News

Wes and the Queer Eye Fab Five

The news announcement of Wes’s Queer Eye feature, and what the Netflix platform meant for the DBNR mission.

Participants

Meet Jeff Soelberg

Featured adaptive participant Jeff Soelberg on his journey, his training, and what DBNR means to his community.

Participants

Meet Omar Iglesias Medina

Omar Iglesias Medina pushes past boundaries as an adaptive participant, advocate, and DBNR community member.

Participants

Meet Amber Laurita

Featured adaptive participant Amber Laurita on training, mindset, and the community that keeps her showing up.

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