Persevering Towards The Future You Want
At birth, Ali was without oxygen for 2 minutes, and nurses were afraid he would not survive. But he did survive, and throughout his life, he has found ways to keep surviving – keep thriving. Ali was born in…
Using Your Skills For Your Job And To Help Others
When Joe Behrle’s family came to visit him at Magee just two weeks after his spinal cord injury, he wasn’t in his room. Searching around the hospital, they eventually found him on the sixth floor, talking away on his cell…
Grow A Vegetable Garden
If you are a wheelchair user, there are many options for accessible gardening. One option is to use a raised bed that a wheelchair can fit under or a bigger accessible box garden, bringing the soil up closer for you to work with.…
Independent Cooking Environment & Equipment
There is just something about food that makes people happy, and what’s better than good home-cooked comfort food? David, a C6 quadriplegic who lives independently, knows exactly the power of food and how it brings people together, and hence has…
Graduate With Cerebral Palsy Finds Meaningful Work
When it comes to numbers and data, Peng Kai is certainly in his element. Peng Kai, who has cerebral palsy, graduated from Nanyang Technological University with a double degree of Mathematics and Economics. Currently, Peng Kai conducts research in the…
Adapting To Aphasia
Avi Golden was an active EMT and paramedic when his life took an unexpected turn. In early June 2007, at 33 years of age, Avi was admitted to Columbia Hospital, in New York, for surgery on an mitral valve prolapse (MVP) repair that…
Musician with Muscular Dystrophy Makes A Career Of His Music Dreams
“I’ve just always wanted to be a musician. My parents say I was singing before I could speak.” Ally Craig from Avant-punk group Bug Prentice is an Oxford-based guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Born with Muscular Dystrophy, Ally is a wheelchair-user,…
Changing Employment Expectations for People with Disabilities
People living with disabilities often experience what Carol Glazer calls “The Tyranny of Low Expectations.” Carol’s son Jacob was born with hydrocephalus, or water on the brain, and over the last 20+ years, Carol and Jacob have encountered the low…
Independent Transfers And Night Routine
Every night, Shawn, who is a C5/6 quadriplegic, completes his night routine independently. This includes transferring to bed, undressing, and settling in for the night. Prior to getting into bed, Shawn does stretches for around an hour to loosen his…
Working in Entertainment Post Spinal Cord Injury
Drew Bates is an actor, writer, and producer of animation concepts for children and families. Drew was driving through Texas in a blizzard in 2007 when he sustained a spinal cord injury during a vehicle accident. Today, Drew is a C5/C6…