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SCI Superstar: John Hockenberry
Current host of NPR’s, The Takeaway, John Hockenberry (paralyzed at the age of 19 while hitchhiking) has become an esteemed journalist despite going on year 36 of being paralyzed. In the ’90s, he was on the ground in war zones like Iraq & Somalia covering news for ABC and NBC, and he had a MSNBC show, Hockenberry. Learn all about this brilliant man. Read this entry
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SCI Superstar: Wise Young
A top spinal cord injury researcher, on the hunt for a cure since the 1980’s. Wise Young is one of our greatest champions. Learn all about him. 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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SCI Superstar: Carlana Stone Lawson
LOVE her! She’s a Harley girl, the first reporter in a wheelchair in the city of Miami, and is the world’s first female paraplegic to fly solo. Oh and she’s a producer in Hollywood too (she’s produced Intervention). Read this entry
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Paraplegic travels to Afghanistan to teach wheelchair basketball
Jess, 35, was a forward on the NY Rollin’ Knicks the last few yrs. Now he’s teaching men & women in Afghanistan (he’s been doing it since 2009) how to play the game. I want to work for the Int’l Red Cross too! Read all about him
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Wheelchairs climbing stairs
Stairs? Pffft…no problemo. Watch wheelchair-users hoist themselves up and down stairs using the Railing Side Wheel Control method and an overhead bar installed in the home (strong arms and a lightweight wheelchair required). And check out the RUSSIAN-made power stair-climbing wheelchair, the Observer Maximus! 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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SCI Superstar: Patrick Rummerfield
Yup, he’s on his feet! Meet the world’s full recovered quadriplegic (now Indy drag racer). Patrick was 21 when he was hurt, now he’s60. And even though 85% of his spinal cord was decimated, he regained all of his function from activity based restorative therapy. Read this entry
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Everybody wants to be a rockstar
We’ve all had fantasies of going up on stage and rocking out like there‘s no tomorrow. And these guys – two quadriplegics and one paraplegic – all have one thing in common: They’re real bonafide rockers. So many of us try NOT to get noticed after becoming paralyzed, and what I love about these three dudes is that they may be paralyzed, but they definitely don’t get stage fright. The first video is of a band in St. Petersburg, Florida called (get ready for it), the Rock-n-Chair band. I know, a bit cringe-worthy name, but…read this entry
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Up in the air again
Wheelchair skydiving (watch the world’s first paralyzed woman with her solo license), wheelchair paragliding while still IN your chair, and accessible hot air balloons with lifts oh my! Watch these videos
