Martyn Sibley has seemingly done it all. Martyn has Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) which doesn’t slow him down one bit. In his own words, here’s a short list of his accomplishments: “Getting through childhood, gaining my Master’s degree, managing full-time…
If there was anyone who would be up for a challenge like trekking the 2,190-mile long Appalachian Trail, it would be 41-year-old Stacey Kozel. Stacey has always been an active individual. A lover of sports and the outdoors, the Appalachian…
Georgia, a wheelchair-user with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 2, has a family of four. Her youngest son, Lio, is just 10 months’ old, and Georgia has been observing how Lio will navigate around disability as he grows up. Growing…
When Noraini Adnan was a child, she wanted to walk, run and do everything that she saw other children do. Diagnosed with cerebral palsy at the age of 8 months old, the 45-year-old has come into her own through public…
After a work accident in 2012, Chong Ping was paralysed from the waist down. He started working again in the family gardening business in 2016, where he now supervises workers. For the 44-year-old with 15 years of experience in the…
United Spinal Association will host Earle Powdrell, aerospace engineer and Hometown Hero from Houston, Texas, at its Annual Roll on Capitol Hill.
In February 2016, Anna Claire Waldrop was driving home with her then-fiance, James “Jimbo” Waldrop, when they were involved in an accident. The couple sustained injuries, and Anna Claire was left a quadriplegic. The accident occurred nine months before their…
Australia is undoubtedly an interesting and vibrant country. From its bustling cosmopolitan to its bountiful wildlife, there’s certainly much to see and do for everyone. The country has also been consistently working towards making tourism increasingly accessible. “It doesn’t matter…
Baking is a great family activity, and during one of his Occupational Therapy sessions, Matty made scones with his daughter. Matty is a C4 quadriplegic with limited finger movement, and he worked in unison with his daughter, Ariella, to bake…
Andrea Dalzell, Ms. Wheelchair New York 2015, will speak with legislators on issues that affect the quality of life for people with spinal cord injuries.