Adaptive Water Skiing

Caren Landis, a wheelchair user who has a spinal cord injury, shares her experience with LOF Adaptive Skiers and about how the sport of water skiing has impacted her life. “The freedom that water skiing has given me is like…

Karen Roy: A Stand-Up Woman

With all three of her kids grown up, Karen Roy doesn't lack for things to do, She travels for her job with Numotion, serves as a board member for the Brain Injury Association of Louisiana, and is the reigning Ms. Wheelchair Louisiana.

Quadriplegic Dances With Boyfriend

Carissa Louise, a quadriplegic with limited hand function, shares a video of her and her boyfriend sharing a moment on the dance floor. Click on the original link to watch the video! Watch as the couple holds each other's hands…

SeatPlan: Making London Theatre's More Accessible

London is one of the world’s most popular destinations for travellers, and the most visited city in Europe. Many London tourists’ “Things to Do” lists have a West End show on them, but for theatregoers with mobility restrictions, planning a…

Doing Laundry As A Quadriplegic

Rachelle Chapman, a C5/C6 quadriplegic, demonstrates how she is able to do laundry using a front face washer and dryer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hcvmQy0L-k Rachelle starts out by gathering all of the clothes out of the hamper and putting them in a pile…

How Finding A Job Can Foster Independence

Rob Ewins, a wheelchair user, shares how he is ‘Achieving a Change’ by becoming independent and finding a job. Rob receives support from Achieve Australia which assists him in maximizing his potential. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T3Afpyt04M “I was unemployed for a while, having…

Doctor With Spinal Cord Injury

Fernami Okanlami is a physician in family medicine. He has a C6 spinal cord injury. Backbones interviewed Fernami to show how every day he is “demonstrating that being DISabled does not mean UNabled.” “Now with my disability, It’s a new…