Women Embracing Abilities Now-Charlotte

09/09/2025

Congratulations to WEAN founder Janice Jackson on this wonderful recognition of your incredible work in empowering women with disabities!

Women Embracing Abilities Now, or W.E.A.N., is the August 2025 winner of the Chick-fil-A Everyday Heroes award.

09/08/2025

🗳️ It’s Disability Voting Rights Week! ✨
September 8–12, 2025

Disability Voting Rights Week, powered by American Association of People with Disabilities and the REV UP Campaign, reminds us that disabled voters are a powerful community. Yet too often, barriers block access to the ballot box.

At WEAN Charlotte, we are committed to ensuring that women with disabilities—and our entire community—are seen, heard, and represented.

📣 Take action: Register, make your plan to vote, and join events across the country. Start here: https://www.mobilize.us/rev-up-aapd/

Your vote matters. Your voice matters. Together, we rise. 💜

Find in-person and virtual events around the country to get out the disability vote, prepare for elections, celebrate and educate, and more.

09/07/2025

✨ Speaker Spotlight ✨

We are honored to announce Twila Adams as one of our guest speakers at the DIVAS Autumn Awards Brunch! 🌸

Twila served in the U.S. Army from 1980–1991, including Desert Shield and Desert Storm. She is the retired owner of Holistic Nail Care Services, where she provided mobile nail care for seniors, the sick, and disabled for over 27 years.

After a 1994 auto accident left her paralyzed from the neck down, Twila defied the odds and became an adaptive athlete in 2002, now competing in 10 different wheelchair sports nationwide. In 2019, she found her “happy place” in pickleball, serving as a USAP ambassador, coach, and program developer for local rec centers, YMCAs, and veteran organizations.

A Licensed Manicurist and Instructor, Certified Reiki Practitioner, and passionate motivational speaker, Twila inspires audiences to shift their mindset, embrace resilience, and live with gratitude. She also proudly serves on several veteran organization boards and committees across the country.

Join us in celebrating her extraordinary story and spirit at the Autumn Awards Brunch!

📅 Saturday October 4th 12-3pm
📍 Vaulted Oak Brewing 3726 Monroe Rd Charlotte

🎟️ Purchase tickets today: https://www.divasalliance.com/events/event-one-zxta3

🤝 Interested in sponsoring or attending as a vendor? Visit our website for details

https://sites.google.com/weanqc.com/weancharlottenc/divas-autumn-awards-brunch?authuser=1

09/01/2025

New month. New energy. ⚡️

08/31/2025

🥂 Brunch. Mimosas. Unstoppable Women.💃🏿

🍂The 2nd Annual DIVAS Autumn Awards Brunch is BACK!

SAVE THE DATE!
📅 Oct 4, 2025 |

📍 Vaulted Oak Brewing
3726 Monroe Rd. Charlotte, NC 28205

🎟 Purchase Tickets, Sponsor, Volunteer:
https://sites.google.com/weanqc.com/weancharlottenc/divas-autumn-awards-brunch?authuser=1

Celebrate powerhouse women with disabilities who are breaking barriers & inspiring change, all while enjoying great food, music, and sisterhood. 🌸

08/26/2025

08/26/2025

On Women’s Equality Day, 105 years after the certification of the 19th Amendment, we recognize the courage and resilience of those who fought tirelessly for women’s rights.

I’ll continue to make sure we build a North Carolina where every woman and girl can thrive without barriers.

08/24/2025

Every child deserves safety and independence. 💜
For A’layah, that means having a safe, accessible vehicle that fits her wheelchair and keeps her comfortable on the road.

Your support helps her get there—literally. 🚘

🌟 Click the link in our bio to help A’layah ride safely!⬇️

https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MjM1MzQx

02/24/2025

02/05/2025

Pottery Barn has partnered with Michael Graves Design, a wheelchair user-led design firm, to create a collection of accessible furniture that doesn’t sacrifice beautiful design. The new collection features upholstered armchairs as well as items from Pottery Barn’s bestselling bedroom collections, including bed frames with integrated armrests and “pull-and-roll side grips,” dressers and nightstands with easy-to-use larger pulls, and more.

https://newmobility.com/michael-graves-pottery-barn-accessible-furniture-line/