I am happy, nay THRILLED, to announce that the MV-1, a wheelchair accessible vehicle that looks like a morphed SUV/van with an extra wide ramp, has been given $50 million by the Department of Energy. Read more
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Dating on Wheels: Ex-bf words can’t break her bones
After Tori, a paraplegic, and her boyfriend broke up, he just had to send the super mean email.
Dating on Wheels: Coping with dating discimination
Check out the first entry in my new dating column.
1/18/11: Check this – Hip hop wheelchair dance troupe
A must-must-must see if you haven’t yet: The Colours ‘N’ Motion hip-hop wheelchair dance troupe. A trio of fearless females who are redefining dancing, transforming what wheelchairs are capable of.
12/24/10: Merry Christmas Eve
Wishing all of you a bright and merry Christmas Eve!
12/3/10: High-profile UK columnist enthralls with life as new quadriplegic
Melanie Reid, 52, a popular columnist for The Times, a newspaper in the United Kingdom, is exposing real life with paralysis – her new life – like no one before her.
11/11/2010: Embryonic stem cell research is in jeopardy, but you can help!
We are facing one of the most important battles in the history of embryonic stem cell research in the United States. If you’re not aware of what’s going on and support ethical embryonic stem cell research, here is the situation.
10/19/10: Groundbreaking mechanical legs to help paraplegics walk again
This cutting-edge personal exoskeleton developed by Berkley Bionics will truly make you feel like the future is now.
9/10/10: WTF Friday – Beetlejuice guy dead at 58 from wheelchair fall
If you’re like me, you probably recall Glenn Shadix as that creepy fat guy, aka Otto, from Beetlejuice, the guy with a penchant for sleek black suits and resurrecting dead people. In a crazy WTF news event, especially since no one knew he was using a wheelchair in the first place…
9/9/10: Paying SCI bladder study!
This is for you, spinal cord injured peeps! If you use an intermittent catheter and could use an extra $25 (who couldn’t these days?), check out the following link: Sound Off on Bladder Management.