Ms. Wheelchair California 2009 : Ms. Wheelchair America 2010, 2nd Runner Up: Disneyland Appearance

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Disneyland Appearance

Disneyland truly is the happiest place on earth, and dreams really do come true! If you ever visit California, you have to be sure to visit Disneyland. It is completely accessible for anyone wishing to still have a magical experience and not have to worry if the employees will be afraid to handle someone in a wheelchair. They are all extremely accomodating!

Here, Alyson had the chance to visit with Woody (from Toy Story), Mickey Mouse, and Cinderella along with her First Runner Up, Jennifer Kumiyama. Jennifer is a cast member in the Aladdin show at Disneyland and has done great things to help bring awareness to people with disabilities at the park.

You are always welcome to visit California anytime of the year! Greetings from California!

Do you think Alyson is ready for Hollywood?

Alyson at California Adventure in front of the Ferris Wheel.

All rides are accessible, though some you do need assistance onto. However, the "Toy Story" ride is one of the many rides available in the park in which you can stay in your wheelchair if you'd like to!

The final part of the evening consisted of Alyson attending the Aladdin show where Jennifer Kumiyama performed. What an amazing cast and show! It was truly entertaining, comical, and enduring. It was probably the highlight to the day!

There she is!! Jennifer Kumiyama is changing lives every day by being up there on stage.

Aladdin asking Jasmine to marry him. :) Alyson would have said yes!

Disneyland is truly a magical place. You can let your cares and worries from the day stay at the door and enjoy one of the happiest places on earth as you relive your childhood. Thank you, Disneyland, for a fantastic day with Mickey Mouse, Cinderella, Woody, and everyone else!

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LeoAugust 24, 2009 at 11:30 PM
dude that's tyte that Jen is singing in Aladdin! my fav disney movie no doubt
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Ms. Wheelchair California is available for speaking engagements, master of ceremony events, parades, photo opportunities and other community events. All events will be considered, and if deemed appropriate and scheduling allows, the Ms. Wheelchair California Foundation will do its best to accommodate your request.

Please contact the Ms. Wheelchair California office www.mswheelchaircaliforniafoundation.org.

(* Please note that during my reign, my title was underneath the Ms. Wheelchair California pageant with Ruthee Goldkorn as the State Coordinator. Ms. Wheelchair America no longer recognizes her pageant as part of the National program, thus a new Foundation was begun for future title holders to continue spreading advocacy in a positive manner.)

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Alyson Roth, Ms. Wheelchair California 2009, lived in Southern California when she was crowned. In 2000, Alyson was involved in a near-fatal car accident that left her with a spinal cord injury and paralyzed from the waist down. Alyson obtained her BS in Music Education at Samford University, and her MS in Elementary Reading and Literacy from Walden University. While at Samford University, she was successful in establishing a “Disability Awareness Week” where students learned about different disabilities and simulated them in order to understand the barriers that confronted students with disabilities. It brought a new awareness to the campus and became a catalyst for further accessibility within the community. After graduation, she taught music in the public and private school sector before joining Free Wheelchair Mission in 2007. Free Wheelchair Mission is a non-profit organization that distributes wheelchairs to over 80 countries around the world to the poorest people with disabilities.

Alyson continued her advocacy by speaking at both the National Association for Music Education’s National Convention (2004) with her session entitled “Barrier-free Music Education: Concepts of Inclusion” and the National Orff Schulwerk Association National Convention (2005) with her session entitled “Mainstreaming the Process”. These sessions taught other music educators how to turn able-bodied music lessons into lessons that included those children with disabilities in the mainstreamed classroom. She has also written several articles and been published in several magazines regarding disability awareness.

Yosemite National Park is now more wheelchair friendly and ADA compliant due to Alyson’s input while sitting on the Board of Directors. She has assisted Habitat for Humanity to help build a house for a disabled member of the Atlanta inner-city community. To bring more recognition to those with disabilities, Alyson presented the “Ability through Mobility” Award to four recipients around the country for their outstanding work within their community despite their disability. She has traveled to Nicaragua to work at an orphanage for children with disabilities and teach music at a school for the blind. Alyson has also traveled to Mexico to deliver wheelchairs to the country’s poorest people with disabilities and has had the opportunity to collaborate with the former president of Mexico, President Vicente Fox, about the importance of providing wheelchairs to the citizens of Mexico in addition to providing aide and healthcare to everyone.

In her free time, Alyson enjoys providing mentorship for newly injured patients, participating in several outdoor activities including waterskiing, surfing, and swimming. It is Alyson’s desire to educate the public on the truths of having a disability and empower those with a disability to be all they can be in a world full of possibilities.

Ms. Wheelchair California 2009 : Ms. Wheelchair America 2010, 2nd Runner Up

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Disneyland Appearance

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