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SCI Superstar: Capt. Stewart McQuillan
Meet Captain Stewart McQuillan - the amazingly smart veteran of the Royal Air Force, paralyzed in combat in 1988, is the world's first paraplegic to independently fly a helicopter. He invented the "Aeroleg," an external leg brace that moves via a thumb control, allowing paralyzed pilots to use the essential helicopter foot pedals. Learn that & more on SPINALpedia!
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Adapted Skydiving Part Deux: The No Fear Club
Three sweet skydiving videos from wheelchair-users - a quad, a para, and a 19 yr old with CP - all showing how they can still skydive, as well as a video of a quad driving the sportscar, a Nissan GT-R, on SPINALpedia!!
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SCI Superstar: Jessica Kruger
Jessica Kruger, a 21 year old from Canada paralyzed 6 years ago, is on a mission to change the way the world thinks of beauty. She won the modeling contest for 2013 spokesperson of Canadian makeup giant Lise Watier Cosmétiques Inc., and she's now setting her sights on joining Canada's Paralympic wheelchair rugby team for 2016. Read all about this inspiring Rick Hansen Foundation ambassador on SPINALpedia!
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Give That Skin Some Love, and Pressure Relief
What have you found to be the most effective pressure relief techniques as a wheelchair-user? Check out three methods - including the Forward Lean - helping wheelers maintain beautifully healthy skin no matter how long they sit on SPINALpedia!
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SCI Superstar: Travis Roy
Paralyzed 11 seconds into his first game playing for Boston University, Travis Roy has gone on to found one of Boston's biggest non-profits that's also become one of the most prolific SCI research charities in the US - the Travis Roy Foundation. Find out that and much more about this now-38 year old speaker on SPINALpedia!
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Getting Even Smarter: More Ways to Climb Stairs From Your Wheelchair
How do you climb stairs?? Hill-Holders in reverse to hoist yourself up stairs, a C7 quad bumping curbs like a rockstar and a para showing the delicate process of climbing steps in braces. Check out these fascinating up-stairs tips from wheelers on SPINALpedia!
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SCI Superstar: Chelsea Rae Huggins
A rising makeup artist who became a quadriplegic 4 years ago, check out the keep on keeping on story of Chelsea Rae Huggins on SPINALpedia, who despite some crappy circumstances went on to transform her makeup skills into AMAZING skills on the canvas.
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3 Amazing Wheelchair-User Weight Loss Stories
Check out 3 awesome wheelchair weight loss stories from SPINALpedia! Wheelin' Weightloss' Jamie Goodwin, a mom and wife, who's so far lost 37lbs in quest to become a "hot wheelchair wife" for her hubby, a newly injured paraplegic who went from 310lbs to 160lbs - nearly half his body weight - and a 4'6 woman with a degenerative joint disorder who uses the "supermodel" portion control diet (and it works!).
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SCI Superstar: Barney Miller
Aussie surfer Barney Miller is taking over the world like a boss. His SCI research cause has been picked up for Red Bull's 1st annual Wings for Life run and his life story is set to be documented in the upcoming film, "No Means Go." He's also engaged to the gorgeous Aussie singer/songwriter Kada. Check out his story on SPINALpedia!