Moving A Baby Onto A Bed

If you’re in a wheelchair and can’t do your own independent transfers to the floor safely, your bed is a great place to play with your baby. For Meg, a quadriplegic mom, she finds it easier to transfer baby from…

Writing A Check

Basic tasks like writing a check may seem daunting at first, but are far from impossible. https://youtu.be/-Sf_RaSSn80 Meg, a quadriplegic, holds her check book open with her left forearm and hand. Once she weaves the pen through her fingers, she…

How To Use A Reacher

Meg used to get things off her fridge with her broom (which is still a valid option), but now she has a custom made reacher. The reacher fits on her arm and operates by flexing her wrist up and down to…

How To Close A Door From A Wheelchair

When Meg leaves her house, closing a door behind her can be complicated from a wheelchair, especially when you have no abdominal control or finger movement. https://youtu.be/S3eVro0XgPM Once Meg is out of her house, she turns back around and faces the…

How To Put A CD In A Computer

Although CDs are used less and less often, anyone who still has a desktop computer and is putting in a CD will benefit from this quadriplegic’s tips. By anchoring herself on her wheelchair, she’s able to lean over to hit…

How To Clean Windows From A Wheelchair

Cleaning windows? Meg has a system that works for her. https://youtu.be/o5glNYMYa2o “I don’t like to use cleaner,” she says. “because cleaner, no matter where you put it, it will get on the floor, and then it will get on my…

Parents With Osteogensis Imperfecta Adopt From China

Kara and Adam are parents with Osteogenesis Imperfecta who began their journey as parents with the birth of their daughter, Hannah. “Hannah notices when people stare,” Kara notes, but her daughter doesn’t worry about it. Mistaking the word “disability” for “possibility”, little…

Mopping The Floor From A Wheelchair

“I love to mop. I think everyone should mop the way I mop, even if you’re not in a wheelchair.” https://youtu.be/Q3ZPMARfnSI All Meg needs is a bucket with some water and a rag. Leaving the bucket a bit away from…

Join A Quadriplegic For A Ride In An Adapted Van

“Lots of practice has gotten me to become really familiar and comfortable driving with my arms,” says Tasha Schuh, quadriplegic. She demonstrates driving an adapted van, including getting in and out of her house independently. https://youtu.be/4JGbLap9WGs Adaptations for limited upper mobility…