Christinne Rudd is an advocate, speaker, and writer on a variety of disability issues. She is also a mom.And she has cerebral palsy. “When I became a mom, I never knew how much scrutiny I’d face just because I happen…
Caregiving is stressful. We all know that. And if you’re a caregiver, you know all about the struggle of fitting in time to take care of yourself. There are over 43 million adults in the United States alone providing unpaid care…
“It’s been a big year, girls and boys. It’s been a really big year.” These are the words of Amanda Lowry as she sums up the first year following a diving accident that left her a tetraplegic. A film crew…
Kelly Brush Davisson fell in love with sports at a young age. “I was raised doing sports,” she explains. “That’s what we did for fun growing up as kids.” As a high school athlete, she played a sport every season,…
Louise’s passion for sports developed at a young age. For many years, she competed in both wheelchair tennis and wheelchair racing. She won 7 London mini wheelchair marathons (an unofficial world record), but soon realized her true passion of wheelchair…
“It feels great to be back in the water and swimming again.” https://youtu.be/PkbuY6gVY-s Jen is a T10/11 paraplegic who documented her first time swimming after her spinal cord injury. Jen is aided by trainers at Project Walk, Claremont, and she demonstrates water…
Abel turned 4 on September 17th, 2015. He became the youngest wheelchair athlete at 18 months old. His achievements are in WCMX (adaptive skateboarding), t-ball, tennis, bocci ball, track, surfing, golf, soccer and did his first 1k in 2013. In 2014,…
Sholto Taylor reflects on the night he became a C6/7 complete tetraplegic at the age of 19. “I was in that classic…18 to 25 male age group where we’re all bulletproof,” he shares. After a night of drinking with friends,…
Professional surfer, Leila Hurst, grew up riding the waves. Her sister, Sophia, grew up very differently. Sophia was born with spina bifida, and has undergone 29 surgeries in 27 years. “She watched me grow up as an athlete winning surfing…
If you find yourself getting ready to visit a friend or loved one in the hospital, here’s three tips to make your visit a successful one! Plan Ahead. It’s always a good idea to call, text, or email in order to…