Pregnant Paraplegic Completes Half-Marathon

Claire Lomas’s performance in the Great North Run is the epitome of dedication and perseverance. The Great North Run is a half-marathon run in England, and Claire completed the marathon in 5 days. Claire was paralyzed from the chest down…

Persevering Towards The Future You Want

  At birth, Ali was without oxygen for 2 minutes, and nurses were afraid he would not survive. But he did survive, and throughout his life, he has found ways to keep surviving – keep thriving.  Ali was born in…

Psychologist Talks Sex & Disability

Danielle is a clinical psychologist. She was born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2. In her practice, the topic of sexuality and disability is often discussed; it’s a topic Danielle knows first-hand. “I joke a lot that I’m Ms. Wheelchair New…

How To Rent a Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle

If you’re traveling to a destination where you’ll need temporary transportation, you may want to consider renting a wheelchair-accessible vehicle. But before you do, here’s some topics you’ll want to know more about as recommended by MobilityWorks, a leading dealer…

See Beauty In Your Child

Jarene was born six week premature, and when doctors told her mother, Sally, that Jarene was unable to swallow, Sally admits she was initially shocked, and didn’t fully understand all the implications of this statement. https://youtu.be/0AQdr1ilgW0 From the moment Jarene…

Grow A Vegetable Garden

If you are a wheelchair user, there are many options for accessible gardening. One option is to use a raised bed that a wheelchair can fit under or a bigger accessible box garden, bringing the soil up closer for you to work with.…