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Tri-Cities Superheroes

The Tri-Cities is full of extraordinary people. This is their story.
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Meet Our Superheroes

The Tri-Cities' greatest super team.

These are your neighbors. Your community. Real people with real superpowers, and stories worth knowing.

The Creator

Raven can conjure entire worlds from nothing on a canvas, in a game, on a wooden circle that becomes a message.

The Connector

Elliott can reach people others can't, because he's been where they are and found his way through.

The Philosopher

Kevin can see the hidden patterns in everything and bend ideas past the point where everyone else stops.

Mr. Fantastic

Benjamin radiates a joy so genuine it's almost impossible to resist. Walk into his orbit and you leave feeling lighter.

Meet the Superheroes

"Just because you have a disability doesn't mean you're not able to do stuff. You are able."

- Theresa, Tri-Cities Superhero

Disability is part of every community.
Including ours.

U.S. adults live with at least one disability.
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Americans navigate daily life with a disability.
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employment rate for people with disabilities.
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superpowers waiting to be discovered and celebrated.
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How much do you really know about disability?

Most of us grew up with assumptions about disability that were never challenged. Take our quick quiz and see… you might be surprised by what you learn.

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Most disabilities are acquired during a person's lifetime —through illness, injury, aging, or other life events. Disability can happen to anyone, at any point. In fact, adults over 65 have the highest disability prevalence at nearly 44%.
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More than 70 million U.S. adults, over 28%, report having at least one disability, according to the CDC. Disability isn't rare. It's part of every community, every neighborhood, and every family. Including ours here in the Tri-Cities.
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The majority of disabilities are invisible, including chronic pain, mental health conditions, learning disabilities, autism, hearing loss, and many others. Assuming you know someone's abilities, or limits, based on appearance is one of the most common and harmful misconceptions about disability.
Employer attitudes and accommodation
Research consistently shows that the primary barrier to employment for people with disabilities isn't ability... it's how employers perceive and accommodate them. The employment rate for people with disabilities sits at 22.7%, compared to 65.5% for those without. That gap is about barriers, not capability.

Theresa knows this firsthand: "There are not a lot of places out there that would hire people with a disability. We need to work too."
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Most people with disabilities want exactly what everyone else wants: to be seen, heard, valued, and treated as capable individuals. The desire isn't for special treatment; it's for equal treatment. As one of our Tri-Cities Superheroes put it: "We are all the same. Wants and needs. We want to be treated and seen like everyone else."
— Theresa, Tri-Cities Superhero
DIFFERENCE
The CDC describes disability not as a health outcome, but as "part of the way people experience life such as hearing, seeing, moving, processing information, and caring for oneself." Disability is diversity. And every person in the Tri-Cities Superheroes campaign is proof of what that looks like when it's celebrated instead of overlooked.

⚡ Every hero on this site has a story worth knowing. Go meet them.

Know a superhero?
The Tri-Cities wants to meet them.

Every person has a superpower. Some just haven’t been asked about theirs yet. You can change that.

For Yourself
I want to be a Tri-Cities Superhero

Ready to share your story and strengths with the Tri-Cities? We’d love to hear your story and celebrate you with the whole community.

  • Fill out our short sign-up form
  • At the end of the form you will be prompted to schedule your shoot with us
  • Your story goes live and the Tri-Cities meets their newest superhero
Sign Me Up
For Someone You Know
I want to nominate a superhero

Know someone whose story deserves to be told? A family member, a neighbor, a friend? Nominate them and we’ll take it from there.

  • Tell us who they are and why they're a superhero
  • We reach out to introduce ourselves
  • Their story joins the Tri-Cities Super Team
Nominate Someone

Every hero needs a sidekick.

Every superhero needs someone in their corner. Your donation directly funds the programs that help Tri-Cities Superheroes discover their powers, find jobs, and connect with their community.

Become a Sidekick

You will be directed to a third-party platform to make a secure donation.

  • $25 or more: Your name on the Sidekick Squad wall + a social media shoutout
  • $100 or more: Everything above, plus a mailed Superhero Trading Card featuring one of our community heroes
  • $250 or more: Everything above, plus an invitation to share your story as a sidekick on our website and social media!