For Allan Tan, 48, there are two activities that can make him forget about the time. A graduate from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in 1992, Allan is a graphic designer by day and a painter by night. “I only…
Cortell is a T10/11 paraplegic, and in a few simple steps, he manages to transfer from his chair to the floor and back into his chair. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBMwVhOmMvw Chair to Floor First, Cortell locks the brakes to ensure the wheelchair does…
In 1996, when Mark was 28 years old, he met with an accident that left him as a paraplegic. Since his accident, Mark feels that he has gained more valuable relationships with his family and friends. “I think things like…
Joseph, who is a paraplegic, stopped by the town of Vaduz, Liechtenstein, during his tour around Europe back in 2012. Although he only stayed in the town for a few hours, the small country still left a deep impression on…
After I became an incomplete quadriplegic in 2012, I discovered there were many inconveniences, both major and minor. The major included the fact that I could not walk or use my arms, of course, while the minor included such things…
Shawn, a C5-6 quadriplegic, has an easy set up for his oral care. While he doesn’t leave his toothpaste, toothbrush, and mouthwash in the bathroom, he still places them together on a counter outside his bathroom for convenience. For his…
People usually push their wheelchairs with both hands. But, what if you only have one hand free at the moment? In this video, Gary Karp offers some tips and demonstrates how to push the wheelchair with just one hand. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b035ZxwOQY&feature=youtu.be…
There's nothing more refreshing than taking a dip in a swimming pool on a hot day. In this video, Erik Kondo, a T4-5 paraplegic, demonstrates how enters the pool via a diving board. Erik has a short diving board equipped…
Tory and her husband are no strangers to working with youths. Tory works as a peer advocate counselor and her husband works with students with disabilities at a community college. Back home, they have 3 children as well, ages of…
Dating Coach Neely Steinberg has had her share of answering challenging questions about her readers’ love lives. But she recently received a dating question that left her stumped. A woman who is a wheelchair user wrote to Neely asking whether…