A secret pecking order exists in some disability circles, and I’ve had enough of it. I’m outing this stupid thing once and for all :p (you know who you are)
Read my awesomely funny blog here
– Tiff
Tag: Wheelchair life
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?
– Tiff
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
Clever on/off battery switch prevents vans, cars (you name it), from dying
Is your adapted vehicle constantly dying and you don’t know why? I just got this badass switch installed in my van last week, and it pretty much rocks the casbah.
Read all about it here.
– Tiff
How to make-out with someone in a wheelchair
Since this advice isn’t always readily available:
Tips on making out with someone in a wheelchair
– Tiff
The very first wheelchair found in recorded history
How far back in history does the wheelchair go? Also, rich (and lazy) royals were some of the first to ride around in “rolling chairs.” Guess who gets the prize for the laziest royal of them all? All will be revealed on my Disaboom blog right here.
– Tiff
What am I? A unicorn?
I’ve always wondered why people are so fascinated by the sight of wheelchairs. Aren’t there more interesting things to stare at? Like Richard Simmons in line at KFC? Now there’s something to stare at.
Click here to read my blog on this common human phenomena
– Tiff
Robot legs may lift people from wheelchairs
If this headline sounds a bit sci-fi….well it‘s because the idea originally came from of a beloved sci-fi novel. And now – it’s also close to becoming a reality. We’re finally living in an age where these seemingly bipolar realities are becoming one.
The 411: Monty Reed, a partially paralyzed ex-Army Ranger, got the idea to create a robo-suit to enable people with paralysis walk again after reading Starship Troopers, a classic sci-fi novel written by Robert Heinlein. The story follows soldiers who are given robo-suits, which can carry up to 2,000 lbs. He’s been working on his idea since the mid ‘80s.
– Tiff
Sex Maniacs’ Ball in London is – wow – disability-friendly
So check this out: The Sex Maniacs’ Ball in London (held each year in September ), may be the only disability-friendly sex party in existence. I find this amusing for two reasons…(click to read the rest of my blog).No, I don’t sleep in my wheelchair
These are just a few of the innocent questions kids have thrown my way. It’s funny. Kids sometimes think that my wheelchair is magically grafted to my ass. And even more amusing, they think that if I leave my wheelchair, I’ll poof (!)…spontaneously combust (or worse).
I can survive without my wheelchair thank you very much. Yes, it would suck, but my body doesn’t require a “chair with wheels” to continue cellular regeneration.
And here’s how I school these kids RIGHT (my full Disaboom blog)….
– Tiff