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3 disability etiquette rules you probably don’t know about
Everyone knows it’s rude to stare (one would hope so). And if you attended school at some point in the last 20 years, you were probably taught the other rude no-no’s regarding disability etiquette, like to never make someone‘s wheelchair your footrest, or never help someone with a disability without asking first. These are the basics of disability etiquette and I hope for your sake and mine, that you know them. Or else you’re causing me unneeded stress 😉 I have a problem however with the standard disability etiquette proffered at schools and corporations throughout America. It’s simply not enough, and the basic ten rules leave a lot of important,…
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Suit styling: Imma be lookin’ all fly in LegaWear
After about a month-long wait, and what I can imagine was a very long and arduous tailoring process (as all their suits are made in Thailand), I’ve finally received my custom SMOKIN black suit (jacket/pants combo) from the adapted clothing company Legawear. See the jacket I’m wearing in the pic? This jacket is one of the greatest pieces of clothing I’ve ever bought and the reason is simple: Precise tailoring. More…
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Podcast 3: Interview with Angela Irick
I interviewed the amazing Angela Irick; a quadriplegic and Texas sweetheart who just debuted her new adapted clothing line, Heels With Wheels. Listen here
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Student turns Wiimote into head-movement wheelchair controller
Perfect for quadriplegics, and it cost only $534 to make. Here’s how he did it.
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Snoop Dogg teams up with wheelchair rappers to inspire kids
4WheelCity features a rapping duo both paralyzed by gun violence. Their collaboration with Snoop is available for download on ReverbNation. More…
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Paralyzed motocross star Danny “Magoo” Chandler dead at 50
Some say this 1980’s motocross star he was the fastest rider that ever lived. Read more about the epic life of Danny Magoo here.
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Wheelchair using actress lands huge role on Brit soap opera
Cherylee Houston will be playing a feisty woman who’s attracted to bad boys on one of the longest running soap operas in television history, Coronation Street. Read the blog
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Lobsters may help the paralyzed walk again (and now I’m hungry)
Researchers at the Purdue School of Veterinary Medicine has discovered that a common sugar compound found in crustacean shells can heal damaged nerve cells in Guinea Pigs. Read the blog
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The importance of having someone who truly understands you
I don’t want to put down my family and friends because they’ve helped me immensely, but they can’t do what the dozens of women in wheelchairs I’ve befriended through the years have done for me. These special ladies are my war buddies…only they know the shit that I’ve seen. From dating discrimination to losing a heel in public, they know exactly how hard this life can really be….for more click here.
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Is the Cannes Film Festival so pretentious they ban wheelchairs from the red carpet?
Montreal film director Sean Marckos was rejected twice from the red carpet, and has caught it all on tape. For more click here.
