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Sharing what I’ve learned about accessibility, technology, and everyday independence.
Author: Esther Klang
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Rewiring Tuesdays: How Exoskeleton Training Is Helping Me Reconnect Mind and Body
Tuesdays have quietly become the highlight of my week. Not because they’re sandwiched between Monday’s chaos and the promise of Wednesday, but because Tuesday is when I have my walking sessions with the Atalante X exoskeleton. If you’d told me a year ago that I’d be looking forward to working out in an exoskeleton, I…
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Finding Progress in Unexpected Pain: My Journey with Physical Therapy
A Monday That Changed Everything Yesterday was one of those rare Mondays that completely shifts your mood. I walked into my physical therapy session with Katie carrying the weight of a tough week, but by the end, I felt like I’d rediscovered a piece of myself that I’d been missing for a long time. Meeting…
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Why Lived Experience Is Professional Expertise in Accessibility
I live inside the systems I help evaluate. Every website, app, form, and digital workflow I interact with shapes my daily independence. Some remove barriers. Others quietly create new ones. Over time, this constant interaction has given me something more than frustration or resilience. It has given me expertise. Lived experience is often treated as…