A Caregiver's Worst Fear

  Donna, a mother and caregiver, writes about a subject that caregivers know all too well – a worst fear. Donna recalls her first encounter with her worst fear. It was a phone call she’d received shortly after sending her…

Acid Attack Survivor Thrives

  Samuel was just three months old when he was a victim of an acid attack. He defied the odds by surviving the attack, but this incident has left him with severe damages to his tongue, throat, and vocal chords. As a…

Pieces Fall Into Place For Blind Chess Player

Francis Ching isn’t content with being the top blind chess player in his country. He wants to be the first Filipino blind chess grand master. After a high fever at the age of three, Francis became partially blind. As his eyes…

Traveling to Thailand via Oman

When Leah couldn’t possibly face another dreaded winter season, complete with restricting winter clothes, she decided to winter where the weather was a little nicer: Thailand! Leah has spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 2, and is a wheelchair user. She…

Exploring Underwater with Scuba Diving

If you’ve ever wanted to explore the world underneath the waves, you’ll want to read about Julie’s and Mitch’s individual experiences with scuba diving. Both Julie and Mitch are wheelchair users, and both developed a love for the activity after…

Accepting the Use of Mobility Devices

Mitch was diagnosed with primary progressive multiple sclerosis over fourteen years ago. Three years into his diagnosis, he reluctantly began using mobility devices starting with a cane. Now a wheelchair user, Mitch's attitude toward assistive devices slowly began to change…

Taking the First Step to Wheelchair Rugby

Dan has been part of the New Zealand Wheel Blacks for 15 years. He found out about wheelchair rugby while he was still in the spinal unit within the same week of breaking his neck in a rugby scrum gone…

It's Ok To Be A Flawed Parent

Parents have so much pressure to be perfect these days. Jennifer, a parent and also a wheelchair user, writes about this parenting pressure as it applies to the disabled community. “We are supposed to be inspiring to others, overcoming “challenging…

Device Allows High-Level Quads to Bowl

“I bowl with my mouth,” says Bill Miller, a C1/C2 quadriplegic. “It’s a whole lot of fun. I’m paralyzed from my neck down and on a ventilator and yet I can bowl.” Bill uses a device he himself helped invent…