You may wonder why Meg Johnson, quadriplegic, shaves her leg in her car, but don’t worry! She has a perfectly good explanation. “The car is easy because there’s so many things to lean on and push on and I have…

Putting on socks and shoes without finger mobility poses some interesting challenges, but Beth, a quadriplegic, has a great system to get the job done. No matter what shoes you want to wear, check out Beth’s step-by-step demos for putting…

This quadriplegic has tips for putting in contacts independently. Beth, a C6-7 quadriplegic, has one index finger that extends slightly, but otherwise no finger movement.  https://youtu.be/AhrIgMLo8zA She uses her index finger to find the contact in the case, and uses her fingers…

“I love maternity pants,” shares Alicia, a paraplegic. Nope, she’s not pregnant, but she’s all about the elastic. “You forego all the zipper and buttons and everything…because when you sit they just buckle up and you have this extra lump.” Not…

Getting dressed has lots of elements, and since a lot of wheelchair users are sitting all the time, putting on shorts and pants can be extra challenging. Chris Colwell, a C5-6 quadriplegic, puts his shorts on while in bed, using…

“Choosing the right heels is important…I recommend a wedge or a wider heel because it’ll give your feet better balance on your footplate,” says Ali Stroker, actress and member of the Walk & Roll Wheelchair Dance Team. However Ali’s demonstration tackles…

“It took me about 2 years to figure this out with balance and finger motion,” Beth, a C6-7 quadriplegic shares about her method of putting hair up in a ponytail. It’s a seemingly simple task, but without abdominal control or…

If you aspire to be as independent as possible, there’s a lot of small adaptations you can learn from someone like Chris Colwell. This C5-6 quadriplegic, who has no finger function, has adapted his routine getting ready for bed including…

Beth is a C6-7 quadriplegic who has limited mobility of her fingers and is unable to grasp anything. She relies on tenodesis to pick up things like a cup. (Tenodesis is using the flexion and extension of your wrist to…

Paralysis often complicates how the body manages handling heat and humidity. This includes issues regulating body temperature, complicated by the fact that many people don’t sweat as much as before, or might not even sweat at all! Alex Jackson, a quadriplegic…