Success Stories

Susan Cassidy loves getting out in the mild weather. A new trail in her community of Hanwell, just outside of Fredericton, is making it easier for her and others with a mobility disability to enjoy a walk in nature.  Ms. Cassidy, a former mayor of Hanwell, has a spinal condition and uses a walker to provide stability and make walking easier.  A newly opened section of the roughly five-kilometre trail in Hanwell has been surfaced with a special rubber compound that is both easy … [Read more...] about Susan’s Story: Enjoying the new trail 

For Avery White, it started out as a project in high school for a new class called Growth, Goals and Grit. Avery set a goal to personally raise $5,000 for Ability New Brunswick within a few months. She wasn’t sure why that number or even how she’d accomplish it – she had never fundraised before. And so began a three-year journey in which the young Fredericton woman would raise nearly six times that original goal. “I never expected it to become that big,” says Avery, now a third-year … [Read more...] about Avery’s Story: Youthful determination to help

As her son approached the end of high school, Shelley Steeves' worry creeped higher: What would his future look like? Her son, Joe Steeves, has cerebral palsy and works to overcome the challenges it brings to his  mobility and dexterity. Shelley was used to being there all the time to help him when he needed it – as he hurtled into adulthood, she knew that would soon change.  But a call to Ability New Brunswick eased her worries, and helped Joe discover he could earn a living … [Read more...] about Joe’s Story: A young man finding his future