Connecting is vital to success, to thriving, to surviving. This group is a place for disability life and leadership to have an exchange of encouragement, authenticity, and creativity. Lift is the outcome of many individuals, leaders, and organizations that have converged to elevate life. Disability has engaged our lives with experiences that we did not expect. Loneliness, helplessness and hopelessness are the villains of our life story, but through networking we create a better life.