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SCI Superstar: Tresa Honaker
SPINALpedia's SCI Superstar wheelchair aerialist Tresa Honaker. She's the founder of the AirAligned aerial dance group. Hurt over 2 years ago in a fall after doing a new move on the silks, Tresa is fighting back and returned to what she loves this summer, and in a sweet 10lb lightweight chair - the Panthera X!
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DIYs by Spinal Cord Injured Folks We Love, Pt. II
Homemade off-road chair? Wha? Homemade beach wheelchair?? Ok I'm liking this. Here are 3 brand new DIY videos from wheelers to hit the web in the last few weeks, brought to you by SPINALpedia.
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No Free Rides Episode #107 – Criptaedo Founder Paul Brailer
In podcast #107, Tiffiny is joined by Paul Brailer, founder of Criptaedo, and they discuss the beginnings of his new organization dedicated to helping people disabilities get healthy again. Seven years ago when he was 35, he made a dedicated effort to finally get healthy after two close friends, who also had spina bifida, passed away from poor health. He is now a black belt in Taekwondo, and is passing on everything he’s learned. Hear some great tips, like a $200 accessible gym you can buy at a mainstream store (Tower 200 Body by Jake) to the mighty secrets on protein, from helping you build muscle to healing pressure wounds…
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SCI Superstar: Barry “Bazza” West
A quadriplegic to fall in love with, meet the absolutely brilliant Barry aka Bazza West! Extreme sports enthusiast, speaker, painter, Back-Up Trust mentor and father from Sussex, UK, his "Get crackin on" advice for living with a spinal cord injury is one for the ages.
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Spinal Cord Injured & Grilling: How to Stay Safe
Our end-of-the-summer post: Accessible Grilling! Do you grill from your wheelchair? Check out three of the best accessible BBQ videos from the vaults of SPINALpedia - Video #1: Para uses charcoal grill & shares burn prevention tips. Video #2: Para lights a public grill on a windy day and Video #3: The world's only wheelchair accessible grill.
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Wheelchair Maneuvering in a Crowd
Do crowds drive you crazy? Check out SPINALpedia's video post, from wheelchair crowd surfing to dodging strollers, on how three different wheelchair-users deal with crowds. What tips do you have for parting a sea of people from a wheelchair? (wearing a beard and saying your Moses may help)
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SCI Superstar: Claes Hulting
One of the most well known wheelers in Sweden - Claes Hulting! Read the backstory behind the man who founded Stiftelsen Spinalis, one of the best SCI rehab centers in the world that focuses on healing the soul. He's also the first man with a SCI to have a biological child of his own via in-vitro.
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How to Get Dressed When You Can’t Stand
Getting dressed/undressed is something everyone does, but it can get pretty tricky with a SCI. SPINALpedia.com has 3 cool videos showcasing some sweet in-wheelchair dressing skills: #1) Quadriplegic girl takes off shoes. #2) Using tilt & recline on powerchair to pull up pants and #3) Paraplegic takes off shorts/puts them back on.
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SCI Superstar: Jenny Addis
Meet the amazing Jenny Addis. A quadriplegic since 1997 and accessible outdoors advocate, this former Ms. Wheelchair Wisconsin 2001 has worked tirelessly to create hiking trails in her homestate, garnering her the National Park Service Award in 2011.
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Wild Hobbies of High-Level Quadriplegics
Just because they can't move from the neck down, these high-level quadriplegics still like to live big. From stunt kites and sidecar rides to high-speed bowling, what high-adrenaline hobbies have you discovered post-injury?