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SCI Superstar: Rob Parsons
Meet SPINALpedia's SCI Superstar this week speed racer Robert Parsons! A car drifter from Alberta, Canada injured in a dirt bike accident in 2011, he's not only back drifting with hand-controls he made himself, he recently founded The Chairslayers Foundation, helping introduce the thrill of drifting and other motorsports to others with spinal cord injuries.
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SCI Superstar: Amy Van Dyken
Who's all about positivity? SPINALpedia's SCI Superstar Olympian Amy Van Dyken! Amy won 6 Olympic gold medals in swimming and last June she became a T12 para in an ATV accident. Check out what she's up to, including her new foundation the Amy Van Dyken Foundation.
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SCI Superstar: Anne Wafula Strike
Meet SPINALpedia's SCI Superstar - the gorgeous Anne Wafula Strike! Born in Kenya, she contracted polio at 2 years old. After having a son in her 20s she moved to Great Britain, and it was here where she discovered wheelchair racing and became a Paralympic wheelchair racer; the first one from East Africa. From a mud hut to tea with the Queen of England, Anne's story of self-acceptance is one everyone should read.
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SCI Superstar: Robert Thompkins
Check out SPINALpedia's SCI Superstar this week Robert Thompkins! A daredevil pre-injury and one of the first people to try chairskating, Robert is bringing this wicked cool sport to skate parks all around the San Diego-area, and he co-founded the nonprofit Looking Beyond The Wheels to make it happen.