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SCI Superstar: Erik Kondo
A kick butt and take names para with a 3rd degree black belt in Jujitsu, meet the awesome Erik Kondo on SPINALpedia, a toughie from Lexington, MA who's made self-defense moves for wheelchair-users, as well as helping newly injured people, his life's passion.
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Getting to Work After a Spinal Cord Injury
How do you get to work now that *you* have a SCI? Watch paraplegic actor Joseph Generra commute from CT into NYC (taking the train, and and a taxi in Manhattan), watch another para Andrew Angulo transfer/drive the kids to school/then drive to work himself, and meet Johanna Johnson, a vent-dependent quad kindergarten teacher, all on SPINALpedia!
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SCI Superstar: Chantal Petitclerc
Stunning with a sexy French accent, learn about Chantal Petitclerc at SPINALpedia! A paraplegic since she was 13 who hails from Montreal, she's considered one of the best athletes from Canada. Wheelchair racing is her poison and she won a record 15 gold medals at four different Paralympic games.
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These Sailors Don’t Need Legs to Sail
Three adapted sailing videos from SPINALpedia! A paraplegic "Jon Krakauer" type who's been on the road since last August, sleeping in his Wagoneer and camping/sailing all over the country, Geoff Holt, a standup Brit who's the *first* quadriplegic to sail across the Atlantic, and take a tour of the luxe accessible yacht - the Verity K.
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SCI Superstar: Chad Hymas
Read the story of Chad Hymas - a family man & farmer turned motivational speaker on SPINALpedia! He was injured when a 1 ton bale of hay landed on him in 2001. Now 37 and a member of the Nat'l Speakers Association, he's a motivational speaking machine, giving 220 speeches last year and traveling 500,000 miles to get there.
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Podcast 98: Jen Addis – motivational speaker & TV host
From guest-hosting "Discover Wisconsin," sharing her love for the accessible outdoors with the Midwest to helping organize the This Is How We Roll fashion show, an event showcasing 50 fashionable women in wheelchairs, meet the beautiful Jen Addis.
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Aging gracefully despite the “easy wheelchair life”
My post today for the UNlimiters on the inevitable...aging. Is it different from a chair?
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High H2O adrenaline: Adapted water skiing
Mustered up the you know what to try adapted water skiing yet?? Check out four insane videos documenting the sport from SPINALpedia! An adapted/AB water skier pyramid (pictured), a paraplegic showing off on Okanagan Lake in British Columbia, and a first-person perspective going off a jump.
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Meet Misa – the most famous cosplayer on wheels
Whether she's dressing up as Misa Amane from Death Note, Yuna from Final Fantasy or Holo from Spice and Wolf, meet New England's most famous cosplayer. And she does her own costumes AND makeup.
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SCI Superstar Lenin Moreno
He's the most powerful person with a spinal injury in the world since FDR, learn all about Lenin Moreno, the Vice President of Ecuador on SPINALpedia! A huge champion for disabled rights, increasing the yearly amount spent on disability services from $2 million to $150 million, a singer AND an environmentalist.