MWCALI Blog

Voter suppression is a hot topic these days, particularly amongst those living in poverty and people of color. Now, with election day...

Dear friends – I’ll be honest, the month of August was mentally a tough one for me (as I’m sure it was for many others). The world at...

Traveling in the age of COVID-19, I am here to say friends, is possible to do so safely and responsibly! Last month, me and my circle of...

Wow, what an incredible cabaret fundraiser we just had. What’s that you say? Oh, it’s beginning of July and the performance was back in...

My year as Ms. Wheelchair California

It is with a heavy heart that we learn of the passing of Casey Schaeffer, Ms. Wheelchair Kentucky 2015. Casey fought a long, hard battle...

MWCA: First of all, Congratulations on your win! Angela: Thank you! MWCA: What was the pageant like? From the perspective of a volunteer...

On March 16, 2019 , I was crowned Ms Wheelchair California 2019. I was in such Aw as the crown was placed on my head. I had tears running...

A very good friend and mentor, Fernanda Castelo, invited me to a movie viewing one night. The movie was called "I’ll Push You" and can be...

The Vegas event came together magically. Not unlike most of our events. We’v been incredibly fortunate during this reign. The Pageant...

I dedicate this post to my beautiful friend Fernanda. You’re a fighter and you will be back in action again soon. Fernanda introduced me...

The boss, Robin Wearley, the founder of ADAPTS , had the fantastic idea to stay at an Airbnb rather than separate hotel rooms. This set...

On February 20th, I was invited back to UOP to speak to another class of the physical therapy students. I’ve been in physical therapy for...

Thank you to Professor Jaffe for inviting the ADAPTS team and GUSTO By KW out for their 7th Annual Assistive Technology Fair. This was an...

The Vegas event came together magically - not unlike most of our events. We’ve been incredibly fortunate during this reign. The Pageant...

“Jab-Right cross...Jab-Jab-Cross ... Jab-Cross-Left hook!” On November 7th Margarita Elizondo held her 3rd Annual Each By Name event in...

On November 2nd, after riding hand-cycles at Aquatic Park in Berkeley, I joined the Queen herself, Dr. Michelle Hernandez for her...

During Octobers Abilities Expo, I had the pleasure of meeting Bonnie Lewkowicz who stopped by the WHILL booth to chat and take a few...

“Spectacular!” Were the words Nick, my friend and cofounder of Norcal SCI, used to describe a flight with Paul the pilot in his...

In 2002 I was a junior in college studying creative writing and training to become a professional soccer player. While on winter break...

A's Fundraiser: Sold out! For anyone who's ever painstakingly planned a fundraiser over several months, there's no better feeling then...

"I’m with the band!” The Early Birds rocked out at the Capitol and even invited me to join them on stage. They played everything from...

For everyone that is marathoning that hilarious show on Netflix, I hope that made you laugh. No, but really. Robyn and I had such a good...

I learn something new and amazing at each one of these events. At the Golden Village family Conference, some lovely children gathered...