Blog – Page 51 – BeautyAbility

by Tiff - March 24, 2010January 30, 2013

Wheelchair malfunction kills paralyzed man, family sues for $10 mill

Jeffrey Thompson, a 29 year old quadriplegic, died after his powerchair pinned him under a table, severely injuring his legs and causing seizures. But is the repair company truly to blame?

by Tiff - March 22, 2010January 30, 2013

Eye-tracker allows paralyzed graffiti artist to draw again

These eye-movement tracking eyeglasses are helping LA-based graffiti artist, Tony Quan, who has late stages ALS, still put his art on buildings, even from his hospital room.

by Tiff - March 18, 2010January 30, 2013

Is adversity hastening human evolution?

Aimee Mullins, a double amputee, has modeled for Alexander McQueen, broken running records, and is now challenging the way we look at adversity.

by Tiff - March 15, 2010January 30, 2013

Department store breaks mold with plus-size, petite and disabled models

And why the British are now considered the leader in pushing mass media boundaries, not the USA.

by Tiff - March 10, 2010January 30, 2013

Darcy Pohland, quadriplegic TV news reporter, will be missed

She was a street reporter working in the harsh Minnesota elements for years, and never let that fact that couldn’t walk stop her from getting the big story. She was also my friend.

Podcast coming soon!

We live, we love

And we don’t give free rides.

A podcast for fabulous disabled women. Coming soon to BeautyAbility.

(for past shows click here)

by Tiff - March 8, 2010January 30, 2013

Drinking martinis with Ms. Wheelchair America

The importance of friends who understand, and why free booze never hurts.

by Tiff - February 26, 2010January 30, 2013

How to do a shot when you can’t move your fingers

Nothing comes between a quadriplegic and her Jag Bomb.

I like to drink. What can I say? 🙂

– Tiff

by Tiff - February 25, 2010January 30, 2013

Floor-buffing wheelchair new low in offensive inventions

Japan aims to make people in wheelchairs more useful by creating a floor-buffing and cleaning wheelchair.

I like wheelchair snowplows, but for some reason this pisses me off. I think it’s because the person in the wheelchair has absolutely no control of it. Talk about an invalid-ey feeling.

– Tiff

by Tiff - February 22, 2010January 30, 2013

Don’t miss wheelchair curling at the Vancouver Paralympics

After debuting in Torino, wheelchair curling has seen a surge in popularity, and is only slightly different than the original sport. Read my thoughts on this fabulous sport here.

And does anyone know if powerchairs allowed on the ice? I think I might be good at this sport! I’m from Minnesota and I’m over half Swedish, I should just be good naturally, right? 😉

– Tiff