Love Blossoms After Spinal Cord Injury

Lizzy and Amen met at a chance encounter at the movies in 2007, but their romance took time to develop. While the outgoing Lizzie caught shy Amen’s eye immediately, it wouldn’t be until many years later that their relationship would…

Traveling In Vietnam In A Manual Wheelchair

A spontaneous trip to Vietnam turned out to be a pleasant surprise for Grace Kestler and her mother. During her 10-day stay, Grace visited two main cities – Hanoi and Hoi An – in her manual wheelchair. “Manual chair is…

Deaf Illustrator Pursues Greater Creative Endeavours

A solo trip to Taiwan has inspired Isaac Liang, a freelance illustrator, to actively pursue his creative dreams. His parents were initially against the idea of him going overseas. 29-year-old Isaac was born deaf, and has limited speech. Isaac can communicate…

Awesome Wheelchair Montage

Snow skiing, skateboarding, bungee jumping, runway modeling, and hip hop dancing. Did you know that all of these activities can be accomplished using a wheelchair? https://vimeo.com/154738449 Erik Kondo put together a montage of wheelchair users doing all kinds of activities. Some…

Learning To Fly With A Disability

  Flying Scholarships for Disabled People (FSDP), an organization in the UK, is changing the lives of people who live with a disability. Since 1983 nearly 400 people with disabilities have been awarded scholarships – and their wings – through…

Passing Your Disability On to Your Children

A mother of three, Sheila Black was the first person in her family diagnosed with X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH). XLH is caused by a mutation in the PHEX gene, which results in a form of dwarfism. People with XLH are often…

5 Signs of Caregiver Burnout

  Providing care for a loved one is a demanding job. It can oftentimes be overwhelming, and caregivers can sometimes find themselves heading toward burnout. Here are 5 signs for caregivers to be aware of in order to determine if…

Exploring Copenhagen by Wheelchair

“I always wanted to go to a Scandinavian country because I heard how nice their cities were,” writes Grace upon deciding to visit Copenhagen, Denmark. Grace had heard that the city was clean, full of friendly people, and filled with…

Independent Cooking Environment & Equipment

There is just something about food that makes people happy, and what’s better than good home-cooked comfort food? David, a C6 quadriplegic who lives independently, knows exactly the power of food and how it brings people together, and hence has…