Monthly Archives: July 2005
From bull rider to real estate
He couldn't help but notice the irony. Here he was, at one point one of the world's top 20 professional bull riders, performing in...
UofL Scientist Says Embryonic Stem Cells Key To Healing Spinal Cord Injuries
(LOUISVILLE) -- Days after Senate Majority Leader Bill First's pledge to support federal funding for research on human embryonic stem cells, scientists at the...
Murderball: This documentary is the wheel deal
It is relatively easy to make a film about people in wheelchairs and manipulate the viewer into feeling sorry for these poor, disabled souls.
But...
Wheelchair warriors
Quadriplegic rugby players say a new movie gets it right about the game — and about life in a chair
Damon Rozier thought his...
Statement of Solidarity on 15Th Anniversary of Americans With Disabilities
Fifteen years ago today, with bipartisan support in Congress and broad endorsements from the civil rights coalition, President George H. W. Bush signed into...
ADA CELEBRATES 15 YEARS–An Important Message
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law by former President George Herbert Walker Bush on July 26, 1990. As we...
New Therapy for Paraplegia and Quadriplegia
GIGER MD® Therapy is a unique therapy method
The damaged or functionally impaired CNS (Central Nervous System) is functionally reorganised in its activated network parts...
Murderball: Take it Personally
Murderball: Take it Personally
I've seen Murderball 3 times. If you're old enough (it's rated R for some curse words and sexual content), I recommend...
Walker raising funds for spinal cord injuries
This is not the best time of year to be walking across the province, but Anne Vant Erve is a woman with a mission.
"I'm...
Causes of Spinal Cord Injury
The most common causes of spinal cord injury are car and other motor vehicle collisions (54.7%), falls (17.7%), and other medical conditions and...