BeautyAbility has gone all Beyonce and gotten a big fat upgrade. What do you think? (feedback welcomed!) You’ll find all the same great disability content this site is known for, but now it’s easier to view no matter the screen you’re using. And this revamp is just the beginning of new and exciting things to come to BeautyAbility. My plan is to produce a lot more fashion and style videos in the coming months. Have a request? Email me: tiffiny@beautyability.com
Being in a wheelchair, you just can’t get away from the inevitable question – “What happened to you?” Out to eat, at school, even in the parking lot, no matter where you are, there will always be someone who will want to know ‘why’ (oh you pesky human curiosity gene). It won’t happen every time you’re out, but it sure happens a lot. How do you feel when it happens? For me, it’s all about context and where I’m at specifically.
We all wear clothes, but only a select few in this world can be called fashionable. So you can understand my excitement whenever I run across a wheeler with superb fashion sense. Like this awesome lady, Wheelingalong42. Here are three spankin’ new videos from some very stylish British wheelers.
In podcast 94, Tiffiny is joined by Jessica Cox, an amazing woman born without arms who’s done stunning things in life, including becoming the world’s first licensed pilot without arms and the only person with no arms to receive a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. And her film needs your support.
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A really cool documentry has been made to support a new bill in Minnesota (aiming to get $8 million for paralysis research), made by the father of a newly injured young man. It features NFL punter Chris Kluwe – who spent a day in a wheelchair – to bring awareness to the real life behind spinal cord injuries. I’m included in this film too, munching on chips and salsa with Chris, and talking about the hardness of paralysis for as long as I’ve been in the game – 19 years, 6 monthss. oof).
