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SCI Superstar: Kenny Herriot
Upon researching Scottsman Kenny Herriot I was like WHOA; how come I never heard of this guy? A multi-talented bloke - one of the fastest wheelchair racers ever from Great Britian, he boxes, skydives, climbs mountains AND speaks, check out the insanely cool life of Kenny on SPINALpedia!
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In love with print leggings? Here are a few adapted pairs
I'm so in love with print leggings lately. I've found they flatter legs that are paralyzed really well. So naturally, I was thrilled to see that IZ Adaptive, clothing for wheelchair-users, now offers a few pairs of their own.
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Find Your Inner Geek: Wheelchair-Users Doing Cosplay
Find your inner geek! Check out three VERY cool cosplay videos of wheelchair-users who have no fear of dressing up as their favorite characters, all courtesy of SPINALpedia! We found Dr. Arliss Loveless from Wild Wild West, a very cool steampunk wheelchair and Misa On Wheels as "Fionna" from Adventure Time.
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SCI Superstar: Alana Nichols
The only US woman to win gold in both Paralympics (both wheelchair-basketball and downhill skiing), check out the amazing story of 30 year downhill skiier Alana Nichols on SPINALpedia, getting ready to kick more butt in Sochi!
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Video Shaming: Catching Handicapped Parking Offenders
Gotta love it - Friday video-shaming of disability parking offenders from SPINALpedia!
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SCI Superstar: Monica Quimby
The 26 yr old adjunct biology professor who's currently a Paralympic athlete in-training for both kayaking and paracanoe, this is the awesome story of @Ms. Monica Quimby- Ms. Wheelchair Maine 2011, the ski-bum at-heart chica from Scarborough, Maine.
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Recovering From a Wheelchair Fall
If you use a wheelchair, we've all been there before - the scary epic wheelchair fall. Here are 3 videos from SPINALpedia on how to recover (if you have the arm strength that is). How do YOU get yourself back up from a tip over? Do you have any tricks not yet made public?
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SCI Superstar: Dr. David Card
One of the few medical doctors with a spinal cord injury in the world, learn all about the amaaazing Dr. David Card on SPINALpedia! A family practice doc practicing medicine in Bellevue, Washington who shows colleagues and patients each day what it takes to be a true badass.