Saturation & Social Determinants of Health
I approached week two with optimism. I was excited to be on my own. When I had walked in Virginia just before Covid, I did so alone, even...
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Marcalee Alexander
Mar 94 min
The Walk Less Travelled
I’ve started walking from Canada to Key West again after a tumultuous four year break. You probably haven’t heard about my journey before...
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Marcalee Alexander
Oct 15, 20235 min
The Climate Sector and National Disability Employment Awareness Month by Alex Ghenis
In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), I want to write a blog about the importance of people with disabilities
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Marcalee Alexander
Aug 23, 20235 min
High-Speed Rail: Making Intercity Travel More Accessible & Sustainable by Alex Ghenis
Today, I want to talk about trains, and especially high-speed rail (HSR).
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Marcalee Alexander
Jul 24, 20238 min
Climate Migration and Disability Part 2: What to Do by Alex Ghenis
Recommendations on frameworks, concrete actions, and policies to safeguard migrants' well-being and respect their rights.
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Marcalee Alexander
Jul 16, 20237 min
Climate Migration and Disability Part 1: What We Know by Alex Ghenis
People with disabilities displaced by climate change face unique barriers to movement and relocation. What is their experience – and...
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Marcalee Alexander
May 25, 202310 min
Writing About SCI and Extreme Heat with the Help of AI by Alex Ghenis
In which I explore the possibilities, benefits, and pitfalls of using AI to understand climate and disability. I recently signed up for...
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Marcalee Alexander
Dec 28, 202214 min
Housing, Climate & Disability: Transforming How We Live by Alex Ghenis
Intro Housing is one of the most under-discussed parts of the climate puzzle yet is one of its most important pieces. The nature and...
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Marcalee Alexander
Nov 4, 202210 min
My Framework Part 2: Connecting Specific Impacts & Disability Groups
A flowchart showing how to connect one climate impact to a disability category
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Marcalee Alexander
Sep 18, 20227 min
Disability and Climate Change: My Proposed Framework by Alex Ghenis
Alex Ghenis, Sustain Our Abilities Deputy Executive Director
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Deborah Davis
Feb 27, 20221 min
Life Celebrated and a Planet Dying: How you can Help Support Mankind, and Yourself
Our founder’s son Graham Alexander left our world on December 6th, 2021 at the age of 20. Graham was passionate about the outdoors and...
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Marcalee Alexander
Sep 2, 20194 min
Loving Your Neighbor
We started Canada to Key West to create Day for Tomorrow and Telerehabilitation International. Now, it’s time to explain what they are...
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Marcalee Alexander
Jul 21, 20193 min
Resilience
Weeks 3-4. I was going to write about gratitude this week but things have turned out otherwise and this week has been about survival and...
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Marcalee Alexander
Jul 5, 20196 min
Hope
This past week has been one filled with hope. Just when my leg was the worst and it was cold, dark and pouring rain, we got to Searsport,...
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Marcalee Alexander
Jun 30, 20193 min
Understanding
Its been a week since our walk started and we’ve gone 100 miles. Already, I feel like we are behind because I missed writing a blog last...
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Marcalee Alexander
Mar 24, 20193 min
Learning From Another Species
At the beginning of this month, I was fortunate to travel to Belize and go on my first ever “live aboard” on the Aggressor 3. For those...
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Marcalee Alexander
Feb 20, 20193 min
We're In This Together
Tomorrow is 4 months to the start of Canada to Key West Journey and I'm very grateful for the encouragement and support that I have...
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