There is just something about food that makes people happy, and what’s better than good home-cooked comfort food? David, a C6 quadriplegic who lives independently, knows exactly the power of food and how it brings people together, and hence has…
When it comes to numbers and data, Peng Kai is certainly in his element. Peng Kai, who has cerebral palsy, graduated from Nanyang Technological University with a double degree of Mathematics and Economics. Currently, Peng Kai conducts research in the…
Did you know there are currently over 43 million people in the US who provide unpaid care to an adult family member? That’s astronomical! And that’s just in the US. Whether it’s something you do part time or full time, as an…
Avi Golden was an active EMT and paramedic when his life took an unexpected turn. In early June 2007, at 33 years of age, Avi was admitted to Columbia Hospital, in New York, for surgery on an mitral valve prolapse (MVP) repair that…
What better way to spend your summer holidays surrounded by the tranquility and beauty of nature? That was what Kara Aiello did back in the summer of 2004, where she joined an organization, Wilderness Inquiry, out camping on the Apostle…
“I’ve just always wanted to be a musician. My parents say I was singing before I could speak.” Ally Craig from Avant-punk group Bug Prentice is an Oxford-based guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Born with Muscular Dystrophy, Ally is a wheelchair-user,…
Hitting the waves is possible for paraplegics and quadriplegics through adaptive surfing programs and organizations. Life Rolls On is dedicated to creating possibilities and opportunities beyond paralysis, and adaptive surfing allows more people to “experience the freedom of mobility by…
Trevor and his partner Stacey have enjoyed fishing together for many years in a creek just outside their Queensland, Australia home. Trevor has loved to fish since he was very young. As an adult, he bought his own boat…
The world of parenting is filled with so many emotions: joy, excitement, and that proud feeling you get when your kid accomplishes a monumental task are things most parents experience on this journey. But there’s also other feelings parents often…
People living with disabilities often experience what Carol Glazer calls “The Tyranny of Low Expectations.” Carol’s son Jacob was born with hydrocephalus, or water on the brain, and over the last 20+ years, Carol and Jacob have encountered the low…