In episode #84 of No Free Rides, Tiffiny interviews Joe Stone, a C7 quad injured while speed flying in Montana (where you parachute down a mountain on foot). Tiffiny and Joe discuss the importance of staying true to your passions despite a life-changing injury, as well as his documentary, Wings to Wheels.
Month: March 2012
Tiny wheelchair to the rescue
The ZipZac, a new wheelchair for toddlers that sits low to the ground, is the tiniest, smartest chair made for kids yet. Love this thing! Read this post
Quads who know offices
Want to be able to use everything in your office without a struggle? Looking for some organization and accessibility ideas? Check out two of my favorite videos showing smart office ideas for quads. Read this post
Meet the bungee wheelchair girl
Christi “Lynx” Rougoor, an extreme sports fanatic & paraplegic from British Columbia, is the woman with the balls to pull off such a stunt. Read this post
Getting Down: Videos to help you re-discover intimacy
Talk Sex with Sue Johanson reviews a disability sex chair. Also, watch a 2 min video on feeling guilt & full sensation (felt by the AB partner). Read this post
Home Videos: The Reacher King
Russell Bell is a quad with a whole lot of personality. Watch him make fried chicken with no shirt on, learn why he’s pissed at Snyder Pretzel Pieces, and even better, watch his impressive mastery of the reacher. Continue reading
3/9/12: Image of the Day
3/8/12: Dreaming of a hot pink Trackchair
Oh the places I’d go if I had a hot pink Trackchair. I’d muscle through crazy mud pits in the middle of the woods. I’d roll onto curbs without a curb-cut just to show off. Read this entry
3/5/12: Adapted Driving 101: Watch a quadriplegic drive his mini-van with a joystick
Can’t move your arms but still want to drive? No problem. Your wheelchair’s joystick can be your new steering wheel! Watch this video here
3/3/12: Say Yes To The Dress: Atlanta features wheelchair bride
Last night, the Southern version of the hot wedding dress reality show, Say Yes To The Dress: Atlanta, featured a bride in a wheelchair – a woman who was shot by a stray bullet only five months before.