In the September 2010 issue of Vanity Fair, Lady Gaga discusses her Little Rolling Monsters, ie, her adoring fans (me included!) who use wheelchairs, and her use of wheelchairs in her videos. And we have an excerpt just for you.
Author: Tiff
9/3/10: Video: Megadeath wheelchair mosher
Hardcore high quad.
9/2/10: Video: Proof hypnotism really works
Hey wheelchair-users: Ever wondered if you’d remember you were disabled under hypnosis? Watch this 39 second video to find out.
9/2/10: Podcast 68: Mark Felling, the quad mad scientist returns
Tiffiny talks about finally seeing Lady Gaga live, and Mark Felling of Broadened Horizons returns, a quadriplegic engineer who’s created some exciting new products to add to his already stellar line of environmental controls and accessible gaming systems.
8/31/10: 21 crazy wheelchairs
I’m a sucker for pimptastic wheelchairs. The more gadgets and bling, the better the chair if you ask me. Here’s a kickass compilation of some of the strangest things done to everyone’s favorite mobility device (look for the rhinestone wheels. hawtness). Read more
8/30/10: Beautiful dancer, beautiful message
Check out the amazing dancer, Andrea Jerabek, a lifelong dancer and recent amputee (who opted to have it amputated in 2005 after being born with a deformed foot), who incorporates her wheelchair and creates the most beautiful lines you’ve ever seen.
8/27/10: Video: Roll into my heart Mr. Leather 2010
In case you were dying to know, the diversity glass ceiling was broken in the leather-bound S&M world last May, when Tyler McCormick, a wheelchair-user from New Mexico, won the title of International Mr. Leather 2010. He’s also transgendered and no lie, has perfected the art of mooning from his wheelchair (if Hitler isn’t rolling in his grave right now, he will be soon).
Video: Was this supposed to be offensive?
MADD’s latest ad, starring a wheelchair-user.
I don’t know what’s worst – the weak way they portrayed the guy in the wheelchair or the music.
AG Video Blog: The Lucy 3+ Way Dress
Talk about a garment with multiple personalities. This “dress” can be worn as a top, a strapless top, a halter, a skirt, even a dress, and exemplifies just how fun universal fashion can be.
Iraq vet becomes first enrollee in FDA-approved adult stem cell trial
And Cpl. Matt Cole deserves this opportunity, that’s for sure. He was paralyzed in an insurgent attack in 2005, and has been paralyzed from the chest down since. A New Orleans chef and an amazing fighter, I hope he gets some movement back. Even the tiniest improvement helps.