Putting Food in an Oven
Meg has made a batch of funeral potatoes, and now it’s time for her to bake them in the oven. Meg is a quadriplegic with limited hand function, and she uses a manual wheelchair. She demonstrates how she preheats the…
Paraplegic Goes to Veterinary School
Bernard, who experienced a spinal cord injury followed by a double leg amputation as a result of a sky diving accident in 2012, is heading into his second semester at Colorado State University’s Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Program. He is…
Chest and Lung Exercise With a Balloon
“You wouldn't imagine with a frame so big, Matty would have this much difficulty blowing up a balloon for his daughter,” shares Kylie, Matty’s wife. As a C4 quadriplegic from a rugby injury, Matty’s diaphragm and chest and abdominal muscles…
Quadriplegic Farmer
Farming has always been in Sam’s blood. It’s something he’s wanted to do since he was a child - follow in the footsteps of his father and run a cattle farm. So when Sam became a C6 quadriplegic in a…
Qudriplegic Grows Her Business
Kaney was in the US Navy working in a shipyard when she fell off the balcony of a dry docked vessel and became a quadriplegic. After her recovery, Kaney began looking for work, but was met with many closed doors.…
Tying Shoe Laces One Handed
Tying shoe laces can be a tricky skill to master. Tying them with one handed can be even more of a challenge. But Ellie says it’s not impossible. Ellie has Erb’s Palsy, and she began teaching herself how to tie…
Finding Meaning and Helping Others
When Harsh was 19, he was robbed and shot, and his life took a dramatic turn. He found himself facing life as a paraplegic, and taking on the challenge of how to get through each day with a new body. https://vimeo.com/195581854…
“I am Able” – Tabi’s Story
I’m able to be somebody From hate rise above I’m able to help somebody When they’re giving up I’m able to tell somebody The things that I want I’m able to love somebody And I can be loved These are…
A Paraplegic’s Message of Encouragement
When Froy, a T11 paraplegic, was injured from a gunshot wound as a teenager, he thought his life was over. It was advice from his father that helped Froy begin to see his life from a new perspective: “There are…
Filmmaker with Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Owen Kent is a senior majoring in film at UC Berkeley. But his interest in film began when he was in middle school. “It started with video editing,” Owen shares. “Then 4 friends and I bought a camera …” and…