• Podcast

    Podcast #85 – Jenni Taylor, Vent-User and Poet

    June 3, 2025 /

    In episode #85 of No Free Rides, we’re joined by Jenni Taylor, a positively fabulous woman from Minnesota, who’s a C1-C2 vent-dependent quadriplegic and the former Ms. Wheelchair Minnesota 2011. At 25, she’s had a deeper life experience than anyone I’ve ever had on the show. Listen here

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  • Kick Ass

    On the Platform with Tiffiny Carlson

    January 28, 2022 /

    Chris Kerr is such a cool lady. I met her (online) last year, and have admired her amazing adventurous life since making her acquaintance. She is half a world away from me (Australia), and has an adult daughter and husband. She’s been injured for decades and hasn’t let her injury stop her from living her life her way (my kind of lady). She was kind enough to do a writeup on me for Platform Stories, a site in Australia sharing bios of women with disabilities to lift up other women with disabilities. Thank you so much Chris! Read the article here

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  • Style

    Where’s the Power Wheelchair Art?

    March 24, 2021 /

    There is an amazing trend going on in the wheelchair world right now – the crocheted wheel covers being made by Dutch designer Simeli.nl. These are fantastic and beautiful in every way. They make me want to take my old manual chair out of storage, dust it off, and buy a pair. Sadly however, I’ve been a full-time power wheelchair-user for years and these lovely wheel covers won’t work on my spoke-less wheels. Power wheelchairs get no love. The beautifying accessories available to our cross-section of the universe are far and few between. Do you know of any power wheelchair accessories that enhance their aesthetic appeal? Am I uninformed about…

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  • Dating,  Podcast

    Episode 7: Online Dating with a Spinal Cord Injury

    October 29, 2019 /

    In Episode #7 of Life After Paralysis, Tiffiny Carlson interviews two quadriplegics about the travails of online dating after their injuries. She interviews Rob Cella from Thunder Bay, Ontario and Brook McCall from Portland, Oregon. Listen here To learn more about SPINALpedia.com, visit: https://spinalpedia.com/about To listen to past episodes, visit https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spinalpedia-theres-life-after-paralysis-show/id1460418405

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  • Podcast

    Episode 6: Service Dogs for Quadriplegics

    September 30, 2019 /

    Service dogs make the lives of thousands of people with spinal cord injuries safer, happier and healthier everyday. The joy a service animal can bring to your life is priceless, but for quadriplegics, even moreso. The amazing tasks and companionship they provide cannot be beat. In Episode 6, Tiffiny has on three guests, all with quadriplegia, who share their lives with their service dogs. Show run-time is 1 hour, 21 minutes. Listen here: Guests Descriptions and Time Stamps Can be Found Below: Guest #1) Erin Thompson (1:45 mins): A new college graduate from Minnesota, Erin is a C5-6 quadriplegic and her service dog is Mia. Follow them @miatheservicedoggo and @mizhoneybadger…

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  • Podcast

    Life After Paralysis Podcast Episode #3: Adaptive Camping

    June 20, 2019 /

    In Episode #3 of Tiffiny’s podcast for SPINALpedia Life After Paralysis, we chat about the in’s and out’s of adaptive camping, with all-terrain chairs, cots vs. transferring to the ground, tents and accessible lean-to’s and more discussed. Three avid campers on wheels also join in – Greg Niedzielski, Jason Thurston and Ty Hockett. Run-time is 43 minutes.  Listen here or listen in the player below.

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  • Podcast

    Listen in: Chatting with Bob from Quad Podcast

    June 12, 2019 /

    It’s not very often I get a chance to talk about anything with another quad for so long. It was fun! Bob is in his 50’s, from Chicago, and has been paralyzed even longer than me. He is the host of the Quad Podcast (you should definitely check it out). Listen in as we talk about, well, everything. Link

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