This summer, I had one of the best experiences of my 33 years of life, thanks to Chelsea Hill. Chelsea, now 32, has turned becoming disabled in a car accident into creating the most incredible organization I know of for women who use wheelchairs, called the Rollettes Experience. The Rollettes Experience, which was originally formed as an empowerment conference for women and girls with disabilities soon became my dream come true weekend. At the Sheraton Hotel near LAX Airport, Chelsea and the rest of the women who work for the Rollettes organized the best conversations on topics like disability and dating, and what it means to have intersecting identities, like being both disabled and LBGTQ. On one panel was both Ali Stroker, the first woman who use a wheelchair to grace Broadway, and Andraea LaVant, the first physically disabled, Black, woman to be invited to the Oscars. These powerful leaders spoke about the need to create something you want in your community, if it doesn't already exist. The Rollettes Experience inspired me and if you need some disability magic in your life next summer, check out the Rollettes.
