4 Tips for Handling Your Child's Meltdown

If you're a parent, no doubt you've endured a meltdown or two. Kristen is mom to a young son with  Down's Syndrome and has dealt with her fair share of them. "Meltdowns transform my son into a child I barely…

Best Advice on Intimacy After SCI

When it comes to being intimate when you have a disability, creativity and trial and error play a big part in the process. Marie was injured in 1998. Now, nearly two decades after becoming a quadriplegic, she shares the best…

Opening a Bottle With a Twist Cap

Meg is a C6/7 quadriplegic with no finger function, and has figured out ways to adapt to things like opening bottles. "I use my mouth to open lots and lots of things, but there's some things that I just don't…

Woman Documents Travels With Chalkboard Leg

When Devon decided to take a month-long 12-country tour of Europe, she wanted to document her travels in a unique way. At 4 years old, Devon's lower right leg was amputated due to a congenital bone disease. She's used a…

Paraplegic Van Transfer

Joseph gets around town in his wheelchair accessible van, and he demonstrates how he gets into his vehicle and transfers into the driver's seat. With the van parked at the curb, Joseph lowers the side-entry ramp with the click on…

Living With Passion and Purpose

What does having a life with a disability mean? To Mia Ives-Rublee, it means “living with passion and purpose.” Mia was born with brittle bone disease. As a wheelchair user, she has discovered a myriad of advantages in many aspects…

Enjoying Activities Again Post Injury

Being a father with a disability was one of the biggest adjustments Darren Houghton had to make after his accident. In 2014, Darren fell off the balcony of his house and became a C4 incomplete quadriplegic, leaving him with limited…