Swimmer and three-time Paralympian Yip Pin Xiu, 25, travels every few months for work and pleasure. Work trips come in the form of training camps and competitions, though “hands down,” she prefers to travel for fun. “Travelling for training, I wouldn’t…
Kristen is a full time caregiver to her husband Jeff, a ventilator-dependent quadriplegic. Much of the hands-on care she provides for her husband is detailed, and she uses a headlamp to illuminate her work area. "I use my headlamp every…
Halloween is right around the corner, and this is the time of year when people start asking, "What am I going to dress up as?" We've asked wheelchair users in the AbleThrive community to share their best Halloween costumes. Many…
Steph Aiello, a quadriplegic with limited hand function, has a youtube channel where she post makeup videos, fashion tips, and lifestyle vlogs. She recently moved into her own house, and she shares how she has made her home wheelchair accessible.…
Jack Osbourne, T.V. personality, has used his status as a celebrity to bring awareness to multiple sclerosis in recent years. Jack was diagnosed with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) in 2012. He has created a website called “You Don’t Know Jack…
Brett Gravatt is a wheelchair user who graduated from Penn State with a degree in communication. He has compiled a list of the universities he considers “The Best Accessible Colleges In America.” The Best University For Overall Accessibility Brett names…
John Morris, a wheelchair user, is an experienced traveller. Airplanes and trains are his preferred methods of travel. However, for short trips, John will opt to ride on the bus to his destination. John uses his own experiences traveling with…
Jill Coval is the Director of Psychological Services at Shepherd’s Center Inpatient Spinal Cord Injury program. She states that there are two major types of stress for people living with a spinal cord injury: immediate stress and long term stress. Immediate…
Srin is a world traveler who recently visited Singapore and Bali with his friend Andrew, and scuba-dived in the Bali Sea. Singapore was the final leg of his trip, before he went back to work. Srin booked his flights through…
Finding a safe and easy way to transfer a person with a disability is important for any caregiver. Krystina and Robyn Jackson share a how-to video on a transfer technique they have called the “Warm Embrace.” Robyn shares some advice…