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Perfectly wheeled wedding in Palm Springs
I see a lot of awesome wheelchair wedding pics online all the time, in my line of work, from my thousands of wheeled friends n FB and on Pinterest, but recently a photoset of a wedding/reception really impressed me. Jana and Cory (married for nearly 2 years now) got married at the fab retro hotel, the Ace Hotel, in the just a fabulously retro location Palm Springs, Cali. If you plan on getting married this year and are a bride using a powerchair, Jana and Cory’s photos by the talented David Richards Photography is something to behold. Check them out Ps. I absolutely love her dress choice. Strapless in…
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The Latest on Male Sexuality and Spinal Cord Injury
For men with spinal cord injuries, there's always so many questions when it comes to sexuality. Here are three videos from SPINALpedia highlighting this important issue, including the latest treatment options and a great conversation with Rafe Eric Biggs PhD, quadriplegic and founder of Sexability!
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SCI Superstar: Ashlee Lundvall
A mother, wife, proud hunter and oh yeah, Ms Wheelchair USA 2013, this is the story of the effervescent Ashlee Lundvall - a young teenager turned paraplegic who set out to live the "real life" in Wyoming post-injury, and is loving every minute of it.
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No Free Rides Episode #106 – Integrative Therapy Pioneer Chanda Hinton Leichtle
In podcast #106, Tiffiny is joined by the gorgeous Chanda Hinton Leichtle, a C5-6 quad from Denver and the famous namesake of the Chanda Plan Foundation.
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Wheelchair Dating Advice Direct from the Source
Some very good + insightful wheelchair dating advice - how to date us, what to do & not to do - from three disabled folk. Chase, a young man with paraplegia, Sonja D., a woman with Lupus, and Tiffany P., a paraplegic from Staten Island, NY who has no problem telling it like it is. You'll like this one if Savage Love is your thing, all direct from SPINALpedia!
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SCI Superstar: Rafe Biggs
Check out the story of Rafe Eric Biggs PhD on SPINALpedia, founder of Sexability and a life coach for Soma Evolution. Injured on a meditation retreat 10 years ago while in India, he's made it his mission to helping people with disabilities find sexual pleasure and loving partners. His story was even featured on the TV show Strange Sex.
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Let’s Make Some Melodious Sounds
Love early '90s hip-hop? Then you'll love Ms. Wheelchair California 2010 Jennifer Kumiyama's rendition of "Hey Mr. DJ" by Zhane (ah so good!), as well as two sweet instrument adaptation videos - a kit drum made accessible by a paraplegic by hitting a symbol and how a quad uses a PVC pipe and a tenodesis splint (with a fork in it) to still play guitar, all on SPINALpedia!
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Bring On the Sassy Wheelchair Ladies
Watch Brianna Scalesse, 19 and a T12 paraplegic, show off an amazing "wheelchair twerk," check out the hilarious Step Woodward's video on terrible pick-up lines men tell women in chairs and watch high school cutie Maria Monterrosa's light saber video where she goes over the best perks of being a wheelchair-user.
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SCI Superstar: Rachelle Freidman Chapman
Showing the world you have no choice but to carry on when you sustain a SCI, learn more about "paralyzed bride" Rachelle Freidman Chapman on SPINALpedia, now married and fiercely enjoying life.
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SCI Superstar: Lex Frieden
Paralyzed longer than many of us have been alive, Lex Frieden is a big time SCI superstar. One of the architects of the ADA, a policy maker and a Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Baylor College, the whole notion of "living independently" was dreamt up by this disability rights icon. And at at 64, he's still going strong. See what he's up to on SPINALpedia!
