Style
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Wheelchair fashion ‘look books’
We all wear clothes, but only a select few in this world can be called fashionable. So you can understand my excitement whenever I run across a wheeler with superb fashion sense.
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Paralysis & tattoos – why we do it
What’s more popular than iPhones, reality TV and fast food in this country? Strangely, tattoos. Like it or revile it, everyone from old ladies to young kids to yes, people with paralysis, are getting inked (with mermaid tattoos a popular choice among paralyzed women). Heck, my mom even has more tattoos me (believe me when I say this is very very weird). Read this entry
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Quadriplegic who still plays the piano
Check out these three IMPRESSIVE wheeler skills! A very talented (and French) C5-6 quad who can still play the piano (including the chords!), a paraplegic magician who performs illusions using a standing chair (he’s been on Fox!) and a paraplegic who climbs ladders for fun (he’s nuts!). Read this entry
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SCI Superstar: Judith Smith
Check out our SCI Superstar this week: Judith Smith! Artistic director of one of the most successful disability non-profits in the country, AXIS Dance Company (based in Oakland, CA). AXIS is a leading integrated dance company that’s been on (and kicked butt) on Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance? Read this entry
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Hair, hair, hair
Watch a female quad blowdry and style her own hair with zero finger movement. Also – watch a quad wash his hair in his bathroom sink using a kitchen-style faucet installed in his bathroom and a young guy newly paralyzed, shave his head and beard with finesse. Read this entry
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Halloween Wheelchair Costume Hall of Fame
Read my post for the VPG Auto Group (they make the very cool MV-I accessible vehicle), and it’s all set for Halloween – the Best Wheelchair Halloween Costumes. These are the best of the best in wheelchair costumes in my humble opinion: Wilma in car, bee in hive, diver in shark cage and my personal fav, Pee Wee w/ Cherry! Read this entry
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Two pro quad artists, and paper mache skulls
Watch the gorgeous Mariam Paré, a quadriplegic, paint with her mouth (via time lapse). Also check out a paralyzed artist from Cali paint giant abstracts with his wheels. Major skills overload. Read this entry
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SCI Superstar: Sophie Morgan
Artist, TV presenter, REX walking suit ambassador, learn all about Sophie Morgan. She’s a 27 yr old paraplegic from the UK who’s been on two reality shows since her injury (Beyond Boundaries, Britain’s Missing Top Model) and is an up-and-coming BBC TV personality. Read this entry
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Finally, a footplate for high heels
OMG a perfect place for high heels on footrests? My friend Tamara Mena, a paraplegic, has worked with TiLite wheelchairs to create this awesome foot plate made to accomodate high heels. Love it! Women in wheelchairs everywhere have been wanting something like this for years. The heels can rest off the back of the plate, making it so the ankles stay straight. It’ll be available soon, but the exact date has yet to be released. Check in with TiLite for more info in coming months. PS. A power chair version needs to be available next!
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Getting hitched (on wheels)
Wheelchair-users get married everyday (despite most able-bodied people being shocked). No, we are not damaged goods; we are some of the most precious cargo around. What’s important is the love that’s shared between two people, not the car you drive. These two wheelchair wedding videos – one giving advice on planning a wedding if you use a wheelchair, the other showing the coolest first dance I’ve ever seen a wheelchair-user do – prove just how awesome our weddings can still be. And what I love about these videos is that they’re not about a bride or groom walking down the aisle, the media‘s favorite subject of late (we get it…
