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Podcast 90: Rob Hodge – Paraplegic chef, dad and one cool dude
In podcast 90, Tiffiny is joined by Robert Hodge, paraplegic and head chef at Ambrosia Fine Dining and Nectar Lounge in Pennsylvania. Rob broke his back 10 years ago, and he’s refused to be shut out of the cooking world.
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Up in the air again
Wheelchair skydiving (watch the world’s first paralyzed woman with her solo license), wheelchair paragliding while still IN your chair, and accessible hot air balloons with lifts oh my! Watch these videos
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9/26/12: Paralyzed race car driver ready to begin dating
Hey Tiffiny, I was injured on August 13, 2005 racing motorcycles in Canada by braking my back. I was only 12 at the time. That was a huge change in my life with being paralyzed after. Up till I was injured, I had 14 national championships. I was having the time of my life! In 2007 I was cleared to start racing again which was very good! By 2009 I had won another 3 championships racing go karts. In 2009 I started racing cars (kinda look like an IndyCar). In 2011 I was third in the Championship running with the best drivers in the U.S coming up the latter. This…
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SCI Superstar: Chris Waddell
The most decorated male Paralympian mono-skiier of all-time, one of People’s “50 Most Beautiful People” in 1998, and Chris just scaled Mt. Kilamajaro using a four-wheeled hand crank device you gotta see to believe. Read this entry
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Mundane chores now have a whole new meaning
It’s Fall. No one expects the guy in the wheelchair to get down and dirty when it comes to raking leaves, or cutting down trees in the forest using a chainsaw (omg). But these two guys show anything is possible. No fear baby! Read this entry
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SCI Superstar: Ashley Lauren Fisher
Restaurateur, philanthropist, English Bulldog lover, ex-model, up-and-coming playwright, these are just a few of the titles used to describe Jersey girl Ashley Lauren Fisher, one of the most dynamic C4-5 quadriplegics you’ll ever meet. What I love about Ashley Lauren is that she isn’t that widely known in the spinal cord injury community, yet she’s one of the most beautiful and hardworking people with a SCI in the country. When she broke her neck diving into a wave at the Jersey Shore at age 23, her whole life changed, and pre-injury she had A LOT going on. Read this entry
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Really, wheelchair ultimate fighting?
Wheelchair ultimate fighting is the next hot sport for wheelers wanting to let off a little steam (and beat the crap out of another person in a wheelchair). Read this entry
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Getting wet…gracefully
4 awesome pool videos for wheelchair-users! The first video shows a super buff 48 yr old C6 quad uses a lap pool (by himself). Video #2 video shows a much more dignified pool lift made just for the Paralympics (so cool!) Video #3 is three sexy quads goofing off in the pool with floaties, and video #4, why no other than Mia of Push Girls. Watch her try swimming for the first time in YEARS. Watch these videos
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The only paraplegic pro-surfer in the world
At the beach or the skate park – this is where you would’ve found Christiaan Bailey (who’s on the cover of this month‘s Sports ‘n Spokes magazine), an always-on-the-go pro surfer before his injury. What’s awesome about this SCI superstar is that this is where you can still find him. A L3-L4 fracture while filming a skateboarding video in 2006 is how Christiaan became paralyzed, but he’s refused to let it stop him from doing what he loves. Within weeks, Christiaan was already sketching surf board designs for paraplegics from his hospital bed. Read this entry
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Back-to-school fierceness
It’s back to school time, people, and that means wheelchair-users everywhere are rolling into classrooms (and pushing desks out of their way). Oh man, I remember my first day of college orientation as a quad. Talk about the Scariest. Day. Ever. But I soon found out, just like these wise people below, I was freaking out over nothing and realized after a few short months that college was going to be more than ok (and utterly awesome in fact). The first video is of Carrie, a quadriplegic (injured in 2003). She shares what it was like to go back to college at Depaul university. In her video (created by Facingdisability.com),…
