TJ Griffin became a C5/C6 quadriplegic as a result of a football injury. He says that he could not imagine how he would live life while sitting in a wheelchair. TJ pressed on by setting attainable goals to achieve during…
Alicia Reagan contracted Transverse Myelitis in 2009 which caused her to become paralyzed from the ribs down. She has become a disability advocate and has made several YouTube videos to educate the public on spinal cord injury awareness. Alicia discusses…
If there is anyone who knows how to rock a well-groomed beard, it’s Ira Edwards. In 2010, Ira was left paralyzed when a tree fell on him while he was clearing a ski trail after a storm. That has not…
Physical embraces have the potential to be an awkward experience, especially for a wheelchair user. Krystina (a quadriplegic) and Robyn Jackson have come up with the following four techniques to use when attempting to hug a person in a wheelchair.…
Tracy Todd was injured in a horrific automobile crash when she was 28 years old. Now, nearly two decades later, Tracy lives her life as a high level quadriplegic, paralyzed from the neck down. She has chronicled the ups and…
A portable ramp can come in really handy if you are a wheelchair user or have a family member who is. Jeff is a quadriplegic, and he and his wife Kristen have two 3-foot folding ramps from Prairie View Industries that…
“It is really important to keep your teeth cleaned, whether you are paralyzed or not. But it is extremely hard to keep them clean if you cannot floss,” says Mason Ellis. Mason Ellis is a C5 quadriplegic and he shares…
Jamie Goodwin, a paraplegic, used to make excuses as to why it was hard for her to stay active and healthy. She stated that she did not know how to do work-outs in her wheelchair and was not motivated. Her…
Alicia is loving wife, a mom of six, and a wheelchair user, who created a system for chores in her home. She admits that while she’s physically able to do most household chores, she dreads completing them because it’s a…
Thirty-year-old Mandy Harvey is already quite famous. She’s performed at the Kennedy Center, earned the coveted golden buzzer after her performance on America’s Got Talent, and recently published her first book. This singer-songwriter also happens to be post-lingually deafened due to a…