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Custom Battlebot wheelchairs OMG
What’s a engineer with mad skills supposed to do after his stint on Robot Wars ends (and the rest of the year when he’s not working on his insane fire sculptures for Burning Man)? I know! CREATE BATTLEBOT WHEELCHAIRS. And that’s exactly what Lance “aka Blaster” Greathouse did, from making a fire-spurting gun wheelchair to designing a beautiful gothic chair. His wheelchairs make being unable to walk look cool. And I gotta say, no lie, this is the most amazing line of fantastical wheelchairs I’ve ever seen, and I’ve been writing about custom wheelchairs for years (years!). Here’s a taste of some of the Battlebot-esque wheelchairs from…
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Geckos, mice hair, and O2 deprivation latest in SCI cure hopes
Jockeying to win; world’s top researchers are trying everything to a cure for paralysis. Read more
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How Do You Wear Your LegaWear?
This is the first entry in my new, Styling with LegaWear blog series, which is a partnership I’m doing with LegaWear (the Swedish adapted clothing company). It will be an ongoing stream of style entries, with a new outfit added each month. Each blog will feature a garment from LegaWear, and how it can be worked into a fabulous outfit idea. Each outfit will be seasonal, and I promise they’ll be easy-to-recreate (I‘ll try my best) and fashion-forward. Onward now to – The Urban Weekend look.
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Lady Gaga cosplay
Here’s my stab at at the Lady Gaga “Telephone” video costume (the opening prison scene to be exact) for CONvergence (Minneapolis’ annual sci-fi convention). Not bad for a wheelchair girl, right? The dress was orginally a black clubbing dress that I striped using white duct tape. Shades are from Ragstock ($7). Bigger version of costume here
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Quadriplegic, former NYC fashion assistant develops buzz-worthy skin care line
Michelle Obama is just one of the many fans of this skin care line with a conscious. More…
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Paraplegic elected to Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Stephanie Cadieux, 36, was paralyzed in a car accident at age 18. More…
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Hello Kitty wheelchair debuts, disabled girls’ squeals heard around the globe
What’s next? Hello Kitty-themed hospitals? Wait. That exists (in Taiwan) too. More…
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Paralyzed drummer invents mouth-operated bass drum
It’s as simple as taking in a breath, but you still need skills. Here’s how it works!
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Jeggings: The most slimming jean you’ll ever buy
Well folks, I’ve been enlightened by the fashion Gods as of late. It all started with celeb photos on Perez Hilton, with me coveting the skinny ass stars in their glove-tight skinny ass jeans, and then it dawned on me: THEY ARE NOT WEARING SKINNY JEANS. It was a trick. What these trendy gals were wearing were in fact Jeggings, the latest greatest garment to hit the clothing world since the Miracle Bra. Jeggings debuted last summer and are leggings masquerading as jeans. They have a jean print, come in several washes and colors, and some even have faux pockets and a real button-fly. BUT DON’T BE FOOLED. They are…
