Why There’s No Need to Compromise on Style When You Need a Wheelchair Lift
The latest design-led products are more likely to be a stylish new addition to a home.
When the Nightmare of an Airline Losing Your Wheelchair Comes True
The biggest travel fear is an airline losing your wheelchair or damaging it.
Heartbreak and Hope
When a good personal care attendant leaves me, I’m heartbroken.
How to Compare (and NOT Compare) Your SCI to Others
We can learn so much by finding parallels with people who have similar disabilities, but no two injuries are the same.
Dreaming of a Good Night’s Sleep
Spasms, sleep apnea, pain and positioning are but a few of the many issues standing between wheelchair users and a good night’s sleep.
I Will Never Wear a Sweatsuit
Sheri Denkensohn-Trott writes about the long road to accepting and embracing a new body image after SCI.
Casting Call — Major Kids and Family TV Network
CASTING CALL: A major network is looking for a woman actor who uses a wheelchair and can play roles between the ages of 20 and 40.
Inclusion and Access: Beyond Campaign Slogans to True Paradigm Shift?
We could congratulate presidential candidates for finally realizing that people with disabilities are a large and important voting bloc. But damn, it’s about time.
NYC Sidewalks Finally Complying With ADA
After three administrations and 25 years of litigation, New York City’s sidewalks are finally on the path to complying with the ADA.
Matt Tilford: Living Life to the Max
Matt Tilford always thirsted for adventure, and he wasn’t about to let a T12 spinal cord injury quell that need.
The Half-Roll
The story of my kayaking catastrophe all started years ago when we were at the end of winter and quickly approaching summer.
It’s Not SCI, It’s HBO
While Any One of Us is not without its strengths, I couldn’t help but roll away feeling like it had missed an opportunity.
Other Recent Articles
Possible Side Effects of Long-Term Spinal Cord Injury
I’ve developed numbness and tingling in my fingers that gets worse after pushing up hills. Tests say it may be cervical spinal stenosis. What are the options to treat it?
Should I Report My Urologist to a Licensing Board?
I fear my new urologist may be a ‘maintenance alcoholic.’ I’m torn between staying with this doctor and not saying anything, looking for a different urologist, or maybe even reporting him to the state medical licensing board.
The Wellness Your Way Festival
The Wellness Your Way Festival bills itself as a “life-altering weekend experience to kick-start your journey to a healthy lifestyle.”
Better Living Through Vitamins
Mary Twohey loved helping people as part of her job at an independent living center but says she couldn’t turn down the opportunity to become a partner of the vitamin company.
Vulnerability Catch 22
To be vulnerable is to be human, so to pretend that you’re not vulnerable is to pretend to be superhuman. And I hate that superhuman cripple stereotype.
Wheelchair Confidential
I agreed to get back out on the water with friends last summer on a hot September day. It was good, but I was stuck in one place since the boat was not made for a wheelchair...