There’s nothing like hanging out at the mall minding your own business, when all of a sudden a complete stranger comes up to you and asks – “What happened to you?” How do you answer? Politely, rudely, are you funny, or do you have a speech memorized? Read the rest
When you use a wheelchair, scoring a decent seat at a concert can be a bi-polar affair. At some venues you’re treated like royalty, and at others you’re treated like a reason to call pest control. Read the rest
It never ceases to amaze me how many angry people who exist in this world who see wheelchairs as nothing but a menace to society. When it comes to anywhere that’s crowded, take dance clubs for example, they really don’t think we belong. Read more
Today I woke up in a foul mood. I awoke bemoaning my current health woes – annoying bladder sediment causing heavy autonomic dysreflexia, and I barely slept because of the pain. I was not happy. Read more
Its not unheard of in the disability community for couples who want to get married, to bypass the official license, and just have the religious ceremony. Getting married in the eyes of the US government means you’ll lose benefits…read more
For cure-purists, some still think exoskeletons are the wrong direction we should be going in, but what if this is as good as it gets? Read more
Oprah, John Mayer, Daniel Tosh and about 6 million other people love this guy: Zach Anner, the hysterical guy-in-a-wheelchair. Soon his new TV show, Rollin’ Around the World with Zach Anner, may have you feeling the same way.
When my friend from high school got kicked off a Delta flight while traveling home from New Orleans, I was appalled. The reason? Her respirator.
A must-must-must see if you haven’t yet: The Colours ‘N’ Motion hip-hop wheelchair dance troupe. A trio of fearless females who are redefining dancing, transforming what wheelchairs are capable of.
I always get “You don’t look like you should use a wheelchair,” but WTF does that mean?
