Kick Ass
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SCI Superstar: Jan Scheuermann
Meet SPINALpedia's last SCI Superstar of 2014 Jan Scheuermann! A quadriplegic pioneer, she spent the last two years as a "lab rat" at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center helping test mind-controlled prosthetics and Hector the Robotic Arm. Paralyzed from the neck down from a rare condition 12 years ago, Jan is determined to use her situation for a greater purpose.
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SCI Superstar: Kevin Brooks
Meet SPINALpedia's SCI Superstar this week Kevin Brooks! A youth prevention and drunk driving speaker from Canada, this 30 something man who became paralyzed at the age 20 shares his wisdom with thousands of high school students around the world each year. We love this guy!
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SCI Superstar: Ashley Lyn Olson
Have you heard about SPINALpedia's SCI Superstar Ashley Lyn Olson? She's the epic voice behind one of the BEST wheelchair travel blogs online, Wheelchair Traveling. She shares her travels from Japan to Napa Valley, and she also gives accessible travel seminars at the Abilities Expo! Injured at 14 in a car wreck, she has perfected the art of fearlessness.
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Best of Overseas Wheelchair Tricks
From Poland to the UK, watch three videos from wheelers overseas showing off their tricks! Jack Binstead demos the "side-saddle" sit, Aleski shows how he can still use monkey bars in true monkey-like form and Marcin from Poland shows off a sweet billiards move that makes his cue ball fly.
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SCI Superstar: Matt Scott
SPINALpedia's SCI Superstar this week - Pro-wheelchair basketball player Matt Scott! Originally from Detroit, this 29 year old Paralympian has become a star playing in Turkey's epic sports club Galatasaray since 2008. As part of the International Wheelchair Basketball (IWBF), he's helped the Galatasaray S.K. (wheelchair basketball) team win the IWBF championship every year except for one, dodging riots at games and lovin' every minute of it. Damn right. Makin' the US proud!
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SCI Superstar: Jamie Goodwin
Meet SPINALpedia's go-getter SCI Superstar this week - Jamie Goodwin of Wheelin' Weightloss. A paraplegic who put on too much baby weight after having 3 sons, she started a epic weightloss quest two years ago and has lost over 40lbs! How did she do it? Think you could do it too? Read her story!
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Rolling in the Trees: Wheelchair Accessible Treehouses
Whether a 100 ft long ramp or a lift is utilized, making a treehouse wheelchair accessible is totally possible! Watch three videos on SPINALpedia showcasing three different accessible treehouses, including one stunner of a treehouse found in the English countryside, and another made for the Treehouse Masters TV show.
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Meet the first paralyzed woman to compete in Ironman triathlon – Trish Downing
There is some serious fierceness emanating from SPINALpedia.com's SCI Superstar this week, the one & the only, Colorado's own Trish Downing, Athlete and Inspirational Speaker! Paralyzed in 2001 when a car hit her from behind, she went on to become the first woman with paralysis to compete in an Ironman triathlon, making sports history.
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SPINALpedia & Backbones Halloween Wheelchair Costume Contest!
It's time to get creative...use those 4 wheels to your advantage!
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Wheelchair Safety: Ticks to Prevent Those Spasms
Love 'em or hate 'em, muscle spasms are a part of everyday life when you have a spinal cord injury. Watch how three men deal with their annoying spasms on SPINALpedia, including videos profiling a C2 quad's arm spasms and a paraplegic who's had it up to HERE with his legs going crazy.