Too dangerous or no big deal? The wheelchairs vs. drive-thru debate heats up. Read more
Tag: Wheelchair life
9/8/11: We are the Phoenixes
Its not easy convincing people there is life after disability. Most people can’t imagine it. And when they do, they say they’d rather be dead. Really? You’d rather be worm food than alive? Read this blog
9/3/11: Wanted – Power wheelchair bling
Why do manual wheelchairs get in all the fun? From chrome parts to wheel covers, this is a sorely unmet industry. Read this blog
8/19/11: The “Stephen Hawking” way to cope
Severely paralyzed by ALS, forcing him to live mostly in his mind, Hawking’s advice on dealing with disability is perfection. Read this blog
8/2/11: Don’t be sad for me, k?
A funny thing happened at a party the other night. While a lot of crazy things happen to me, this one was blog-worthy. It all started innocent enough; met a drunk girl at a Bachelorette party who wanted to know how I got hurt. Read this blog
7/24/11: Why does the news love paralyzed brides?
As a wheelchair-user myself, I love it when women in wheelchairs get married. But is it really THAT big of a deal if they do? Why the abundant recent news coverage over the “paralyzed bachelorette?” Is it a masked pity fest? Read my blog
7/6/11: Would you exploit yourself to pay the bills?
If a channel produces a show on a pregnant paraplegic with twins, and people pay cable to tune in to watch (gawk), how is that any different from paying $2 to view a pregnant snake lady behind a glass wall? Read the rest of this blog
Spin 2.0: Wheelchairs banned from trying on wedding dresses
An inaccessible bridal shop in Michigan has gone so far as to ban wheelchairs from their dressing rooms, worried the wheels may damage the dresses. Stephanie Nash, a wheelchair-user, and her cohorts are calling this shop out on their bullshit, and for good reason. Read the rest
Spin 2.0: Wheelchair assassin film in the works
When was the last time a you’ve seen a movie starring two female wheelchair-users? That is why Collision, starring Tiffany Giddes and Teal Sherer, both paraplegics, a film about wheelchair assassins, needs to be made. Read more
Spin 2.0: Why online rejection doesn’t count
If there’s an equivalent to kindergarten as an adult, online dating has got to be it. And if you have a disability, you mine as well just put you‘re a terrorist right in your profile, because that’s how people treat you. Read the rest