Quadriplegic Opens Large Box

Meg Johnson, a quadriplegic with limited hand function, demonstrates how she opens a large to medium size cardboard box, like baking soda. She states that opening a box like this is a challenge for someone who does not have any…

Accessibility in Europe: the Good and Bad

Reid has Cerebral Palsy and uses an electric wheelchair. During a 3-week trip to Western Europe, he realized the challenges wheelchair users face in several European countries. He visited Dublin, Brussels, Naples, Florence, and Paris and later chronicled his experiences in…

Accessibility Ideas For Studio Apartment

Apartment hunting can be tricky. Kelly’s ideal apartment was a wheelchair accessible studio with a lease based on a flexible number of months. This criteria made it almost impossible for her to find an apartment. “I can’t even begin to…

Being a Spousal Caregiver

Jeff and Kristen Sachs celebrated twelve years of marriage on August 20, 2017. Jeff was paralyzed in a diving accident, eight years after the couple made the commitment to love one another through sickness and health. As a result of…

Making Bathroom Accessible

Remodeling your home to make it wheelchair accessible can be quite time consuming. Before diving into the project one has to ensure that adequate research has been done on the types of modifications needed for your home. Accessible University provides…

Taking Care of Your Feet

Roberta is a wife, mother, and veteran nurse, who happens to be in a wheelchair, and who knows the importance of proper foot care for wheelchair users. For anyone in a chair who spends many hours sitting, slow circulation can…

How Surfing Helped Quadriplegic Heal

As a young adult, Barney was involved in a car accident that left him a quadriplegic. Before his accident, Barney loved surfing, and even after his accident, he knew he would surf again. At first Barney was determined to surf…