Articles by Amy Shinneman

On Saturday, May 2, team Humbly Courageous took on the iconic 500 Festival Mini-Marathon in downtown Indianapolis. My husband had run this race solo once, but we had not yet…

Something that frustrates me is that many people want to change the word disability or try to call it something else. I have not always had this opinion, but I…

Most of my life was built on a hope that someday I would no longer be disabled. Many of those years hung on a prayer that my “unidentified” disease would…

Last week my sister and I visited my boys at Purdue. She wanted to know where her nephews live and explore the campus. It was such a fun and beautiful…

Some disabled people are born with their disability. Some are not and become disabled later in life due to an accident, illness, late onset genetic condition, or aging. At each…

I often talk about how my disease affects my muscles and causes certain parts of my body to be much weaker than others. I recently realized that one of my…

March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month and was established in 1987 by President Ronald Reagan. The purpose is to foster inclusion and highlight the contributions of people with developmental disabilities….

Team Humbly Courageous has exciting news. We are taking on the Sydney, Australia Marathon in August! This will be the fifth world major marathon for my husband and me, who…

For as long as I can remember, I have gone out of my way to make myself feel small. I have shrugged things off around others that are tearing my…