Quadriplegic Artist: Drawing
Artwork can often be thought of as an outlet for one’s soul. Kelcee Yazzie always has a smile on her face when she is drawing. Kelcee is a quadriplegic with limited hand function. She began to draw after her car…
Quadriplegic Creates Accessible Trail Guidebook in Boulder, Colorado
Topher Brown, a quadriplegic, loves to explore the many trails Boulder, Colorado has to offer. He has created a guidebook for the trails specifically designed for people with disabilities. "I love the connection and the solitude you get sometimes. One…
WCMX Changed This Rider's Life
Four years ago, Blake Simpson was in a car accident where he sustained a spinal cord injury. Blake says his paralysis is the best thing that ever happened to him because it led him to WCMX. WCMX is skateboarding, but…
Wheelchair Basketball Gives College Athlete Self Confidence
Makayla Jones sustained a spinal cord injury at the age of four years old from the result of a car accident. Growing up as a wheelchair user, Makayla found a love for wheelchair basketball. Makayla recalls having a very active…
Paraplegic Participates In Ceremonial First Pitch In Attempt To Break Guinness World Record
Seven years ago, Alexandria Allen became a paraplegic as a result of a drunk driving accident. She states, “I decided that when I woke up from surgery that I wanted to use this (injury) for a purpose.” Alexandria has set…
Paraplegic Experiences Driving NASCAR
“I got to drive a race car! There are some things that I’ve always dreamed of doing. This wasn’t one of them! But some dreams find you,” says Kelly Brush Davisson, a paraplegic. The offer to drive a race car…
First Paraplegic To Reach Mount Everest Base Camp
On March 14, 2018, Scott Doolan became the first paraplegic to reach the foot of the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest. He set out to climb/roll 18,192 feet to the Mount Everest base camp with little assistance. Scott and his…
Tips For Swimming With A Spinal Cord Injury
“Individuals with paralysis are limited as to the different ways they can get an effective cardio and aerobic exercise. Swimming is one of those opportunities that presents us with a chance to get our hearts pumping again,” says Scott Chesney,…
Adaptive Water Skiing
Caren Landis, a wheelchair user who has a spinal cord injury, shares her experience with LOF Adaptive Skiers and about how the sport of water skiing has impacted her life. “The freedom that water skiing has given me is like…
Wounded Veteran Becomes Pilot
AbleFlight is an organization created by pilots that provide scholarships to people with disabilities who have the desire to learn how to fly an airplane. The mission of AbleFlight is to “offer people with disabilities a unique way to challenge…