Topher Brown, a quadriplegic, loves to explore the many trails Boulder, Colorado has to offer. He has created a guidebook for the trails specifically designed for people with disabilities. "I love the connection and the solitude you get sometimes. One…
“If you are a parent, you know the feeling of pride that comes from watching your child(ren) perform in a school play or sing at an event; you’ve experienced the joy that occurs when you visit the classroom or engage…
Steve and Leann Derwent went on their first date in November 2011. Steve is a quadriplegic, and Leann says he made no attempt at hiding his disability. One of Leann’s biggest concerns, when her and Steve’s relationship started getting serious,…
WheelchairTraveling.com is a place where people can share their traveling experiences. The website “works to empower people with limited mobility, their friends, and loved ones to access and experience the world of adventure and leisure travel.” One wheelchair user…
NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson and Mayor Bill de Blasio passed legislation that will place a one-year cap on the number of new rideshare licenses.
“One of the things I love about kids is that they are unfiltered. They don’t know about being polite or politically correct or not asking certain questions for one reason or another,” says Kelly Brush Davisson, a paraplegic. Kelly works…
Lani Dickinson, who was born without her left arm, was adopted from an orphanage in China and brought to the United States at thirteen months old. She quickly adapted to her new environment and growing up found a passion for…
A person with a disability’s nightly routine can be more complex than just simply jumping into bed. Christopher Soleto shares a video of his nightly routine as a C6 quadriplegic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jSbFqfjg8s The video begins as Christopher sits in his wheelchair…
“Being a parent is a wonderful thing. It’s arguably one of the most rewarding, unpredictable, exciting, meaningful and challenging jobs of a person’s lifetime,” says Kristina Rhoades who is a long time wheelchair user with a spinal cord injury. She…
Four years ago, Blake Simpson was in a car accident where he sustained a spinal cord injury. Blake says his paralysis is the best thing that ever happened to him because it led him to WCMX. WCMX is skateboarding, but…