He probably never would have picked up a paintbrush had it not been for his spinal cord injury. Before Blakely Martin sustained a C5 injury in his family swimming pool when he was 17, he “had never slowed down enough…
“Wanting to do something is not enough. You also need the opportunity to make it happen.” Erik is a paraplegic who has used a wheelchair for over 30 years, and he is using technology to allow him to live beyond…
Andy and Charlotte recently got to view London from an entirely new vantage point: from the top of the O2 Arena. “Up at the O2” is an event at the arena that allows visitors to climb the outer exterior of the dome…
Tatyana McFadden decided at age 9 that she wanted to be a paralympic athlete. “When I tried wheelchair racing, I knew that was for me,” she says. https://youtu.be/aHOLL3_3-F8 Tatyana was born in Russia with spina bifida. At age 6 she was adopted…
Jake had a beautiful view of Heart Mountain in Wyoming just outside his window. And while he had always wanted to see the view from the top of the mountain, he wasn’t sure if he would ever get there. Jake…
Thirteen-year-old Jason Robinson has a love for sports, participating in activities such as basketball and track and field. Jason was born with spina bifida and is a wheelchair user. He will be the first wheelchair athlete competing in the New…
It is difficult to stop yourself from being immersed in watching the captivating game of quad rugby. Only eight players – all quadriplegics – are on the court at one time, and each of them has a point value (0.5…
Many wheelchair users struggle with weight maintenance since losing weight usually means moving your body to burn calories. When mobility is limited, losing weight can be difficult. But it’s not impossible. Check out these tips for ways to help…
Claire Lomas’s performance in the Great North Run is the epitome of dedication and perseverance. The Great North Run is a half-marathon run in England, and Claire completed the marathon in 5 days. Claire was paralyzed from the chest down…
The 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio saw a lot of firsts. And one of those was the silver medal Deepa Malik won in shot put, making her the first Indian woman to medal at the Paralympics. But her silver…