Crip Generation Gap
When you played with your favorite childhood dolls, did you ever wish those dolls were crippled like you?
June 2019
Wheelchair Confidential
While getting out of my van one evening, my wheelchair got away from me and rolled across the parking lot, down a driveway and across a four-lane highway.
Please Remain Seated: Fireman
Billy, tell Dad what you want to be when you grow up.
May 2019
Wheelchair Confidential May 2019
Nature's Conference Call. On a business trip to New York City, a coworker literally grabbed my wheelchair and said we were heading out to lunch. In In about two city blocks, we ended up ...
Please Remain Seated: Wheelchair Friend
Brian, this is my best friend Carl.
April 2019
New Mobility’s Biweekly Newsletter – April 3, 2019
Nurses on Wheels: Battling Bias, Finding Their Niche. Personal Care Robot to Debut at Tokyo 2020. Dealing With the "Normies". Reinterpreting Body Language.
Dealing with the ‘Normies’
Everyone agrees that #AbledsAreWeird. Here's some advice on how to best handle annoying ABs.
Googling Stereotypes
I wanted to write about the overly-medicalized stereotypical images of caregiving a lot of people carry around in their heads, so I entered the word “caregiver” into a search engine and then clicked images.
Wheelchair Confidential: April 2019
Before retirement, I was a college professor and did brain research. One night, to treat my research team, I ordered pizza and since my lab was tricky to locate, gave instructions for the driver ...
Please Remain Seated: New Wheels
"Divorce papers finally came through." "I'm sorry Tony."
