A new reality show “Push Girls,” featuring four female wheelchair-users, has been green-lighted by the Sundance Channel. The show will change misconceptions of disability and so much more.
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12/31/11: Erasing stereotypes, with your job
From rolling tattoo artists to medical doctors who use wheelchairs, the power of being in a profession the world doesn’t expect is huge.
12/17/11: The Laurent House – 1940’s accessibility by Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright was commissioned by paralyzed vet William Laurent in 1949 to build this historic 2,500 sq ft home, and now it will become a museum.
12/16/11: Ableism – a term you should know
Ableism, referring to how a lot of people actually feel but would never admit, needs to be taken down.
12/14/11: Paraplegic ready to make historic trek to the South Pole
Grant Korgan, a para from Nevada, is off on a 100 mile trek to the South Pole, where he’ll be sit-skiing 10 miles a day for 10 days straight. If he makes it, he’ll be the first person with paralysis to do so.
12/10/11: Second Life, is it healthy?
Is pretending to be someone else, especially an able-bodied someone, a smart thing if you‘re disabled? Or can the game make it harder to be ok with your disability? Read this blog
12/8/11: Hip-hop group “Wheelchair Sports Camp”
Check out the jazz-hop trio Wheelchair Sports Camp, fronted by Kalyn Heffernan, a 24 year old woman with osteogenesis imperfecta, slated to be at SXSW 2012. Read this blog
11/23/11: Cannabis to cure paralysis?
Researchers in Brazil have discovered if injected into a freshly damaged area, it can help nerves heal. Read my blog
11/20/11: Geron abrubtly halts spinal cord research
Geron, the company behind the first Federally funded embryonic stem cell research program, is suddenly bowing out. Read why
11/8/11: Get her on your radar – Maggie Redden
Penn State grad Maggie Redden is a Paralympian and competed in the 2007 Miss New Jersey pageant. Read the blog