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SCI Superstar: Jan Scheuermann
Meet SPINALpedia's last SCI Superstar of 2014 Jan Scheuermann! A quadriplegic pioneer, she spent the last two years as a "lab rat" at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center helping test mind-controlled prosthetics and Hector the Robotic Arm. Paralyzed from the neck down from a rare condition 12 years ago, Jan is determined to use her situation for a greater purpose.
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Every Wheelchair-User’s Fear: Choking
A SPINALpedia member wrote in about her husband, a quad, who while home alone had a choking scare recently. Luckily he's ok, but here are some critical tips on how to help someone in a wheelchair if you do happen to be around.
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SCI Superstar: Wendy Crawford
"Beauty is confidence, strength and enthusiasm for life," said by Wendy Crawford, a rising fashion model from Toronto when a drunk driver paralyzed her. Now the founder and editor of the online magazine for women in wheelchairs MOBILEwomen.org, as well as the original creator of Raw Beauty.
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Spinal Cord Injured & Grilling: How to Stay Safe
Our end-of-the-summer post: Accessible Grilling! Do you grill from your wheelchair? Check out three of the best accessible BBQ videos from the vaults of SPINALpedia - Video #1: Para uses charcoal grill & shares burn prevention tips. Video #2: Para lights a public grill on a windy day and Video #3: The world's only wheelchair accessible grill.
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SCI Superstar: Robb Dunfield
A vent-dependent quad since a balcony fall since 1978, Robb Dunfield is a renowned Canadian artist and is one of the first vent quads in history to live outside a hospital, get married & have kids, all post-injury. Amazing guy, father, husband and artiste! Check him out on SPINALpedia!
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SCI Superstar: Therese Riedel
Therese Riedel was a rising basketball player with her sights set on the 2012 US Women's Olympic Basketball team, but after a diving accident in 2008, she went on to transfer her amazing physical abilities into Jing Chen Kuoshu, a self-defense program. She's now an instructor AND is headed back to school.
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SCI Superstar: Travis Roy
Paralyzed 11 seconds into his first game playing for Boston University, Travis Roy has gone on to found one of Boston's biggest non-profits that's also become one of the most prolific SCI research charities in the US - the Travis Roy Foundation. Find out that and much more about this now-38 year old speaker on SPINALpedia!
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SCI Superstar: Barney Miller
Aussie surfer Barney Miller is taking over the world like a boss. His SCI research cause has been picked up for Red Bull's 1st annual Wings for Life run and his life story is set to be documented in the upcoming film, "No Means Go." He's also engaged to the gorgeous Aussie singer/songwriter Kada. Check out his story on SPINALpedia!
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Get Your Walk-On with Gait Training
Gait training aka locomotor training is the coolest thing to happen to rehab for spinal cord injuries. Check out three videos courtesy of SPINALpedia showing how this amazing therapy works. Have you tried gait training?
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SCI Superstar: Steve Laux
Voted Best Dad on Wheels by the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation last year, Steve Laux's post-injury determination to have the life he always wanted earns him a spot among SPINALpedia's SCI Superstars this week.