Stigma and cultural barriers couldn’t keep these love birds from tying the knot. Joel Morais is a disability advocate from Timor Leste and a paraplegic resulting from a motorbike accident. His now-wife, Helen Nixon, is from Australia. Watch a promo of…
“The biggest mistake that anyone can make is to treat them differently.” https://youtu.be/lJn0H7do3bM Dr. Lawrence Vogel is the Medical Director of the Spinal Cord Injury Program at the Shriners Hospital for Children in Chicago. Children with a spinal cord injury or other…
We all get by with a little help from our friends. https://youtu.be/O5TEyB4rlvM When Jackson Smith was stationed in Afghanistan, his friend Brian McKenna did everything he could to be a supportive friend, going so far as to bring a cardboard…
https://youtu.be/2z43rO-06Ag “My daughter, my goodness she’s strong,” says Sue, a mother of two kids. Her son was paralyzed when he was 10 and is a ventilator dependent quadriplegic. Although Sue’s daughter is not the one paralyzed, she has noticed significant changes…
Michael plays wheelchair basketball team representing Singapore for the AEAN Paragames. He’s been playing basketball for over 27 years. What started out as a hobby has turned into Michael’s passion. Although, he has played various sports like tennis, swimming…
“I do drive and I own a motorbike too,” is something we don’t hear everyday from someone sitting in a wheelchair. Jack rides his motorbike to work everyday to save cost and drives his car for family ocassions. He has…
https://youtu.be/eJuL14PXlzY “I don’t use my legs at all to operate this vehicle. Everything is hand controlled,” he says. There are two metal levers, one to change gear and the other to start the engine. Jack’s motorbike comes with a sidecar…
Taking up wheelchair sports in Singapore is easier than you think. There are several options for you to go for. There are several teams in Singapore compete in the ASEAN Paragames. There are sports that are aggressive and high-intensity like…
“The very first day of therapy, when my nurse asked me what my goals are, I tell her, ‘Walk, ride, rodeo, that’s it.” Amberley began riding horses when she was just three years old. What started as weekly riding lessons…
Jack and his wife, Tricia, are wheelchair-users and no strangers to sports. https://youtu.be/H842GpG69w0 Jack has competed in swimming, tennis, weight lifting and wheelchair racing and Tricia is passionate about wheelchair tennis. Sports have become part of their lives and it has even helped…