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1/23/11: Podcast #70: Meaghan Gallagher – making paralysis funny
Our first podcast of 2011 has landed. Listen now to episode #70 of No Free Rides, featuring paralyzed comedian Meaghan Gallagher (sadly no relation to the watermelon smasher guy).
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12/27/10: Swedish wheelchair thieves tracked in snow
You can not make this stuff up. Two thieves in wheelchairs from Helsingborg, Sweden made the lamest escape attempt ever after stealing merchandise from a storage unit. Their tracks were picked up so easily, “We didn’t even need a police dog,” said local authorities.
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9/3/10: Video: Megadeath wheelchair mosher
Hardcore high quad.
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9/2/10: Video: Proof hypnotism really works
Hey wheelchair-users: Ever wondered if you’d remember you were disabled under hypnosis? Watch this 39 second video to find out.
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8/31/10: 21 crazy wheelchairs
I’m a sucker for pimptastic wheelchairs. The more gadgets and bling, the better the chair if you ask me. Here’s a kickass compilation of some of the strangest things done to everyone’s favorite mobility device (look for the rhinestone wheels. hawtness). Read more
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Pledge, help make “Redneck Ninjas” a reality
Out of all the interesting people I’ve met online, Drew Bates is one of my favorites. A quadriplegic (C5, injured on a road trip in 2007), I adore this mouthy Southern boy for multiple reasons: 1) He makes me laugh (hard), 2) He’s foine (vs. fine), AND 3) He’s creative, like professionally creative. He is a voice-over actor and writer, with a super exciting project in the works. But he needs your help! His creation, Redneck Ninjas (think Blue Collar Comedy Tour, animated, and featuring a wacky family instead of whiny men), is an idea he’d LOVE to make into a 60-second short. To make it happen: Help Drew raise $10,000…
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3 disability etiquette rules you probably don’t know about
Everyone knows it’s rude to stare (one would hope so). And if you attended school at some point in the last 20 years, you were probably taught the other rude no-no’s regarding disability etiquette, like to never make someone‘s wheelchair your footrest, or never help someone with a disability without asking first. These are the basics of disability etiquette and I hope for your sake and mine, that you know them. Or else you’re causing me unneeded stress 😉 I have a problem however with the standard disability etiquette proffered at schools and corporations throughout America. It’s simply not enough, and the basic ten rules leave a lot of important,…
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Man in wheelchair holds three hostage, demands pizza
A Virginia man using a wheelchair held three people hostage at a Post Office last week. His motives are still unknown. Maybe his motive was hunger? I know when I need pizza it’s serious business. – Tiff
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Wheelchair on Steroids: I give you the Tank Chair
The Tank Chair rides on rubber tracks and takes wheelchair-users over logs, through snow, and even up stairs. Read all about this impressive piece of adapted technology here – Tiff
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It gets even funnier folks: Toronto man robs bank after strapping explosives to wheelchair
Come on, admit it. If you were a 63 year old dude in a wheelchair you’d probably try the same thing. – Tiff
