A Female Wheelchair User's Online Dating Diary

Let’s face it. Not all online dating experiences are glamorous or successful. Alana Wallace, a wheelchair-user in her 60s, decided to give it a whirl. “Most women find online dating difficult, however add a wheelchair into the mix and difficulty…

Defending Your Ability To Be A Life Partner

Kelvin, a paraplegic, from Singapore met his wife after his accident during his rehabilitation while she was interning as an occupational therapist. https://youtu.be/c2ZC8n5Xt8I “It is not something we purposely seek, but it was just a friendship and then it just…

6 Tips For Finding A Life Partner

Whether you have a disability or you’re dating someone who does, these tips are for you. https://youtu.be/c-cgr-HSI7g Eric, a quadriplegic and Sharon, who doesn’t have a disability, are one of those couples who make it look easy. Over the past…

Online Dating Success Story

Eric, a quadriplegic, met his partner, Sharon who is able-bodied on an online dating site. https://youtu.be/C-XqfXCeXnU Eric is not ashamed of who he is and his confidence showed on his dating profile. He wrote at the very top: “If you’re…

Why Did I Marry Someone In A Wheelchair?

“Believe it or not there have been some individuals who have expressed surprise that I could be happily married to a woman in a wheelchair."  Doug Michaels is husband of motivational speaker and former Miss Wheelchair USA Tasha Schuh. “My first…

Did I Sign Up For This?

Kristen and Jeff had planned on going to Hawaii for their 10 year wedding anniversary. “Then everything changed. And our plans were washed away in the ocean with the setting Hawaiian sun,” writes Kristen. Jeff was paralyzed in a beach…

The Roller Coaster Of Marriage

“We got some highs and we got some lows and you just try to weather the storm.” https://youtu.be/heZpA5EAiYc Mike, a paraplegic, shares about his relationship with his wife after his spinal cord injury when he was 41 years old. “If…

Life And Love On Wheels

What is it about love that makes people turn and take notice? We are one of those couples that loves to show affection. Around town, people catch glimpses of us racing down the street in my wheelchair with Megan perched in…

4 Tips for Online Dating with a Disability

"Hello!  My name is Aaron.  I was wondering if you would be interested in talking?"    When contacting someone for the first time on a dating site, I usually send a simple message like that. That way if they aren’t…