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…
“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…
“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…
Colby Garcia, is a quadriplegic mom. Both of her children who were conceived naturally, carried and then delivered via c-section. She struggled with urinary tract infections during her pregnancy (a common complaint), but her greatest complications had nothing to do with…
“Not all spinal cord injuries are created equal! This is also for the newbie injured folks that want some tips and insight of how to function in daily living. Everyone does things differently this is just my way.” Two people…
Moving a chair out of the way on your own when you can’t balance or move your fingers, might seem tough, but Meg, a quadriplegic, says it’s pretty easy! She moves furniture when she’s at home, especially when she wants to…
Dancing with my daughter on her wedding day. What father hasn’t dreamt about that? I had imagined it in my head hundreds of times since she was a young girl. She’d be beautiful in her flowing white gown, and I…
“Being a member of a wedding party for one of my best friends was an amazing experience,” Beth said. She has top tips for any future bridesmaids on wheels. Planning ahead and leaving extra time Once you know you’re going…
Kaini Zhang is a Chinese-born, Singaporean citizen who married in 1998 and gave birth to her first daughter in 2000, followed by the second in 2003. “We were actually very happy. Singapore was the perfect country for us. We made…
Before you can feed your baby, you have to make the bottle! Meg Johnson, a quadriplegic mom, describes making a bottle for her daughter without moving her fingers. https://youtu.be/7Y2SzohwnHA The bottles are kept in an accessible location in the kitchen, and Meg…