Dr. Dan is a psychologist and family therapist who has lived with a spinal cord injury for many years. He discusses how his relationship with his body has changed over time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPCvzRpaPTs&feature=youtu.be “Many year ago after my accident, I told…
Once I “graduated” from the spinal cord injury rehab hospital, they sent me out ready to face the world. They said I could be a little apprehensive at first about being noticeable, but that would pass. Luckily, I didn’t face…
When Noraini Adnan was a child, she wanted to walk, run and do everything that she saw other children do. Diagnosed with cerebral palsy at the age of 8 months old, the 45-year-old has come into her own through public…
After a work accident in 2012, Chong Ping was paralysed from the waist down. He started working again in the family gardening business in 2016, where he now supervises workers. For the 44-year-old with 15 years of experience in the…
Baking is a great family activity, and during one of his Occupational Therapy sessions, Matty made scones with his daughter. Matty is a C4 quadriplegic with limited finger movement, and he worked in unison with his daughter, Ariella, to bake…
Cortell is a T10/11 paraplegic, and in a few simple steps, he manages to transfer from his chair to the floor and back into his chair. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBMwVhOmMvw Chair to Floor First, Cortell locks the brakes to ensure the wheelchair does…
After I became an incomplete quadriplegic in 2012, I discovered there were many inconveniences, both major and minor. The major included the fact that I could not walk or use my arms, of course, while the minor included such things…
Shawn, a C5-6 quadriplegic, has an easy set up for his oral care. While he doesn’t leave his toothpaste, toothbrush, and mouthwash in the bathroom, he still places them together on a counter outside his bathroom for convenience. For his…
People usually push their wheelchairs with both hands. But, what if you only have one hand free at the moment? In this video, Gary Karp offers some tips and demonstrates how to push the wheelchair with just one hand. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b035ZxwOQY&feature=youtu.be…
Getting that perfect shave can be tricky, especially if you have limited mobility in your hands to hold and steady your razor. Matty is a C4 quadriplegic, and he uses an adaptive device that he straps on his hand that…