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YouTube Star Shane Burcaw Shares His Inter-Abled Marriage With the World

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By Shane Burcaw
| Men's Health
Sixty-one million Americans—one in four of us!—live with some form of what’s usually called a disability. Men's Health talked to nine people who show that the things that might have once held them back have only unleashed their potential. Read more here. "MY PARENTS, my brother, and I would tease each other mercilessly every single day. Even with spinal muscular atrophy, which caused extremely weakened muscles and the need for a wheelchair, I was not safe from a thoughtful—often sarcastic—insult.
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One Size Does Not Fit All: Financial Literacy for Students with Physical Disabilities

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By Lisa Lamb, Brittany Adkins, Cari Best, Shane Burcaw
| TEACH Magazine
Originally published in TEACH Magazine, May/June 2021 Issue By Lisa J. Lamb It is expensive to be disabled in America… and to live independently. I should know because I myself am a disabled American. Associated costs of living with a physical disability that are not covered by insurance include home and vehicle modifications, furniture, and adaptive devices. To make a home wheelchair accessible can cost anywhere from $40,000 to $100,000; vehicle modifications range from around $10,000 to $90,000.
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Why do strangers assume my girlfriend is my nurse?

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By Shane Burcaw
| Chicago Tribune
I recently was out on a dinner date with my lovely girlfriend Anna when a stranger approached to have a friendly conversation. He turned to my girlfriend and asked, "Are you his sister?" There is nothing inherently wrong with his question, but if I saw two young people having a nice meal together, I would probably assume they were dating. This does not seem to be the assumption people make when you throw a wheelchair into the picture.
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