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Riding a wheelchair astride: Nonsense or brilliant?
Japanese robot maker Tmsuk Co. has invented a handlebar-laden wheelchair that you ride like a scooter. Who will get the most out of this strange design? And would you ride it? Read my two cents – Tiff
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First ever amputee soldier returning to combat
The Taliban blew off his lower right leg in 2007. Now, with the British military’s blessing and a fantastic new prosthetic, he’s returning to settle “unfinished business.” Check out the deets here! – Tiff
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May God Bless Eunice Shriver
JFK’s younger sister and co-founder of the Special Olympics, the amazing Eunice Kennedy Shriver, has passed. Was she the best champion of the intellectually disabled to-date? I think so. Read my open thoughts on this kick-ass Kennedy female – Tiff
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Remains of 4,000 year old paraplegic found in Vietnam
Why would a community care for someone with such a major impairment in a world where 50% of people didn’t make it past age five? Read my thoughts on this amazing discovery here – Tiff
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Cutting calories may extend life, health. Does this mean I’ll live to see 100?
Following a 20 year study in primates, scientists have discovered you can live not only a helluva lot longer, but remain disease-free too, if you eat less. I’ve been eating less for years. Will I be rockin’ out in 2079? Read my hopeful thoughts here. – Tiff
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Coco Before Chanel (“Coco Avant Chanel”)
Finally! A movie I’m looking forward to see! And if you don’t know the tawdry, fascinating back-story of Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, you’re in for a treat! (especially if you love period films set in 1930’s France. Me!) This highly-buzzed film stars Audrey Tatou as Coco and WILL be a film with subtitles. I <3 me some subtitles though. It lends to the authenticity. Wouldn’t it been cool if Gladiator had all been in Latin? (yes!) Anywhos, Coco Before Chanel opens in select cities September 25th. And in the words of Dave Letterman: You better damn hope your city gets selected! – Tiff
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World’s most annoying placement of the universal disability symbol
The world’s first wheelchair accessible hot air balloon may be pretty sweet, but the cheesy design brings out the graffiti artist in me. Read my blog here! – Tiff
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Furutistic, thought-controlled wheelchairs just a few years away
Toyota has announced they’ve designed a thought-powered wheelchair that can read thoughts instantly. Would you use one? And how could this technology be applied to other, non-medical, products? Read my blog here! – Tiff
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Near death, man goes on “awareness” journey across nation from wheelchair
Denied a heart transplant, disabled vet David Whittaker has took it upon himself to drive his power wheelchair from Florida to Washington (state). Will this prove anything or will he only get in the way of traffic? Read my blog here – Tiff
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1 day or 1 year. How long does it take to really know “wheelchair life?”
The recent headline of Saturday’s singer Vanessa White having to perform from a wheelchair got me thinking. Was she embarrassed or did she secretly like the attention? And did she learn anything from the experience? Read the rest of my thoughts here. – Tiff