Sam Schmidt to receive nation’s first license to drive semi-autonomous car

Sam Schmidt’s first victory as an Indy Racing League driver was at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 1999. Paralyzed from the neck down since 2000,...

UofL researchers’ discovery helping children with spinal cord injuries

Locomotor training is helping Emmalie, who was unable to walk after suffering a spinal cord injury, take steps, sit up on her own and...

A Paralyzed Florida Surfer Finds His Own ‘Perfect Wave’

For engineer Matt Bellina, of Cocoa Beach, Fla., riding the perfect wave was a group mission. More than 15 friends gathered on Florida's Cocoa Beach...

Mason Ellis – Explaining Tenodesis

https://youtu.be/V5KJFmX2300 This is a video of Mason Ellis explaining Tenodesis (movement of the wrist to move fingers). Mason is a C5, C6, C7 Complete Quadriplegic...

Using VR and an exoskeletons to help paraplegics regain movement

After twelve months, eight patients and 2,052 sessions spread over 1,958 hours, Duke University is publishing some promising results from a study seeking to...

Meet Catfish Chris

http://dai.ly/x4n2wka Fourteen years ago, a car crash left Chris paralyzed from the chest down—but he didn’t let that keep him from fishing. The article for this...

Just Don’t Dive! Go in Feet First to Avoid Spinal Cord Injuries

Diving into a pool or lake during summer activities may land you in a wheelchair for the rest of your life; over 800 people...

Quadriplegic mud racer inspires and makes memories at Raymond Mud Bog

Chris Boese is a quadriplegic, but it hasn't stopped him from mud racing. Boese participated in the 6th Annual Raymond Mud Bog Saturday, in...

Wheels Up: A Quadriplegic Pilot’s Inspirational Journey

GASTONIA, NC -- A 28-year-old North Carolina pharmacist is pushing physical limitations, conquering stereotypes, soaring to new heights and defying gravity.  By sharing his...

Quadriplegic Surfer Barney Miller Rides Waves to Recovery

https://youtu.be/7mIi87125ic New film 'You and Me' documents Barney's journey from wheelchair to surfboard and his friendship with Mick Fanning As a schoolboy, David ‘Barney’ Miller kept...