Physical embraces have the potential to be an awkward experience, especially for a wheelchair user. Krystina (a quadriplegic) and Robyn Jackson have come up with the following four techniques to use when attempting to hug a person in a wheelchair.…
Tracy Todd was injured in a horrific automobile crash when she was 28 years old. Now, nearly two decades later, Tracy lives her life as a high level quadriplegic, paralyzed from the neck down. She has chronicled the ups and…
Elizabeth has grown up with a father who uses a wheelchair. She was asked the question “What is the hardest part of having a family member with a disability?” Her answer had little to do with his physical state and…
Jennifer and Eric Nachreiner’s life took an unexpected turn one morning when taking their son Nolan to a friend’s birthday party. Nolan was diagnosed with transverse myelitis after losing all sensory and motor function while on the car ride to…
Sid James and Kevin Fergusson hope of becoming the first pair with a quadriplegic to complete an ironman. Sid is a quadriplegic. Kevin vowed to tow, carry, and push Sid in a 3.8km swim, 180km ride and 42.2km run, as…
Online dating has become quite the fad in today’s society. Dating apps like Tinder give people the courage to be inherently real with what their looking for in a partner. Jack Hunter-Spivey is a paralympian who has cerebral palsy. Jack…
I guess it all started years ago, when I watched the movie Lost in Translation. Since then, I had a "thing" for Tokyo. But visiting it was not something I ever thought would become reality. Searches on accessibility back then weren't…
Facing Disability interviewed three different parents who are quadriplegics and asked them one question - How has your spinal cord injury affected your parenting? James, Marie, and Tony’s answers give insight on what it is like to be a parent…
After winning two gold medals at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio, an uptick in media attention seems expected. For 25-year-old Yip Pin Xiu, born with Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy and swims in category S2, one magazine’s request piqued her interest. The…
A portable ramp can come in really handy if you are a wheelchair user or have a family member who is. Jeff is a quadriplegic, and he and his wife Kristen have two 3-foot folding ramps from Prairie View Industries that…