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Play Golf Again with AdapTee Golf
Slingshot Golf is an adapted sport for folks of ALL SCI levels. An able-bodied assistant, and specialized slingshot and pendulum are required. See how it’s played as demoed by Josh Basile, a lifelong golf junkie and C4-5 quadriplegic who created this sport. Click to learn more
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SCI Superstar: Gordon Reid
Meet SPINALpedia’s newest SCI Superstar Gordon Reid! At only 24 years old, he won the first ever men’s singles match held at Wimbledon earlier this month. Scottish-bred and born, this 24 year old is on-fire in the wheelchair tennis world. Read more
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Wheelchair Dancers Recreate Famous Dance Scenes
I have been on the internet for forever and these famous dance scene recreations from film by People Dancing, a community dance project in the UK (that was completed in 2014) are crazy good, and I’m only discovering it now! The dance scenes are beautiful, polished, humorous; really perfectly done. The exhibit is called 11 Million Reasons and it took an entire year to complete. The world needs to see this! Please share what they’re doing. View the entire series of 20 images by Sean Goldthorpe here
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SCI Superstar: Harry Horgan
Meet our May SCI Superstar: Harry Horgman! Founder of the legendary adapted sailing program Shake-A-Leg Miami, he's credited for bringing adapted sailing to the masses. Read all about this passionate man, and how his injury in the early 1980's catapulted him into the sailing arena he lives in today.
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SCI Superstar: Peter Soby Jr.
Meet Spinalpedia's February SCI Superstar Peter Soby Jr! A film director, writer and producer from LA (but originally from Illinois), meet this cool cat who overcame a health scare in 2014 but keeps on truckin' AND tapping into his creative juices no matter what life throws at him.
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SCI Superstar: Rob Wudlick
Even though he’s only 30 years old, Rob Wudlick’s journey since his spinal cord injury has been one-of-the kind. A fresh SCI research advocate, newly injured people like Rob are refusing to accept spinal cord injuries as permanent, and what they’re doing to help the SCI community is helping in big ways. Other than working out since his injury using activity-based therapy (and being one of the most positive guys in the gym), he’s a founding member and Chairman of the Board for a nonprofit dedicated to curing spinal cord injury, Get Up Stand Up (GUSU), and is busy hitting the pavement at Capitol Hill (in his home state or…
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Working 2 Walk 2015: We Came, We Saw and We Left with Hope
Read SPINALpedia's write-up on U2FP/Working2Walk 2015! See pictures, read overviews of the most interesting presentations from SCI research programs and watch video of the presentations (and of the advocates!). It was a great 2 days. Hope to see you all next year at W2W 2016 in Minneapolis!
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Fashion Student Heidi McKenzie Becomes Paraplegic, Returns to Industry
Meet SPINALpedia's SCI Superstar this week - founder of ALTER UR EGO, Heidi McKenzie! A T4 paraplegic since 2007, this former fashion design student recently returned to fashion and just started her own adaptive clothing label. Starting with jeans, she has plans to create an entire clothing line.
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SCI Superstar: Henry Fraser
Meet SPINALpedia's SCI Superstar this week Henry Fraser! A 23 year old rising mouth painter from Britain, this C3 quad has become a sensation on Twitter thanks to his positive quotes and photos. And his spot on portraits of famous athletes and movie characters from David Beckham to Harry Potter have made him even more famous (with a shout out from JK herself).
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SCI Superstar: Priscilla Hedlin
Meet SPINALpedia's SCI Superstar this week Priscilla Hedlin! The renowned The Wheelchair Mommy blogger, Priscilla is one of the most prolific parenting bloggers with a spinal cord injury with over 1200 posts and counting. Also blogging her daily fashion and much more, following her life online is a must for anyone newly injured or for anyone seeking a different perspective on the world. Go Priscilla!
