Life after a spinal cord injury (SCI) can be challenging, but with the correct tools and support systems set into place, the transitional process can be a less daunting experience. Monica Manley states adjusting to life with an SCI is…
Ellen Ladau, who has Larsen Syndrome, was having some difficulties at night when sleeping in her orthotic braces (AFO's). Ellen came up with a simple yet unusual solution - she ditched her AFO's and began sleeping in her UGG boots.…
Scott Chesney has been a manual wheelchair user for the past 32 years. He was paralyzed at the T7 level as a result of a stroke when he was fifteen years old. Over the last 20 years, Scott has become…
Sophia Malthus dedicated her life to the sport of horse racing. “I always thought I would become a jockey even though it's a lot of work, we would work 13 days on and one day off from 4:30 AM –…
“I am very lucky – I have a wonderful, supportive family, a fun and rewarding career, and amazing friends. However, it has not always been this way. You see, I have a disability and unlike what you might think of…
Will Bucher was a junior in high school when he was injured in a motorcycle accident paralyzing him from the chest down. Will began his rehabilitation with the Shepherd’s Center adolescent spinal cord injury program. Not only did the program…
“Staring is just one of those unseemly side effects of being human we can't help. However, learning how to react when someone stares at you is important if you want to get through life while remaining as happy as possible,”…
Have you ever wondered if having a disability impacts a person’s personality? Or how does your personality dictate the way you view disability? Steve Derwent, a quadriplegic, poses these two questions after participating in a series of surveys designed to…
“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…
Will Reeve, son of Christopher and Dana Reeve, reflects on a letter he wrote to his 13-year-old self after losing his parents.