Yearly Archives: 2008

Disaboom.com

Disaboom.com is a dynamic, interactive online community for people with disabilities and those whose lives they touch. It combines disability-related health and lifestyles information...

Defying Western Science, Chinese Biotech Pursues Untested Stem Cell Therapy

Although Beike Biotechnology's promising stem cell treatment is unproven, patients are paying to receive the treatment in China. Pursuing a controversial medical procedure that shows...

Paraplegic Instructional Driving Video

Colin Buchanan driving an adaptive vehicle, T4 paraplegic.

Superman and his wife: Washington, Conn., author’s book details the inspiring lives of Christopher...

Christopher Reeve was allergic to horses. It is one of the stunning ironies in a life filled with them. Among them: He would likely not...

Up-to-minute techniques may let paraplegic walk

Utah woman works hard daily to escape from wheelchair Four years ago, Maggie Anderson's spine was crushed when the minivan she was riding in...

Vet games: Exercises in bravery

Hard-driving Bay State disabled veterans brought home gold, silver and bronze medals after a week of fierce competion during the National Veterans Wheelchair Games...

Rugby star Matt wins his hardest game ever – the battle for hope

Matt Hampson might well have been in Auckland this summer, playing for the England rugby team as they took on New Zealand. After all,...

Christopher Reeve – Hope in Motion

This intimate portrait focuses on Chris’ remarkable recovery ofmovement and his constant fight to fully regain his mobility

On a roll for spinal cord research

Four Paraplegic men are literally pushing themselves across the country in a bid to raise $10 million for promising spinal cord injury research at...

Good News & Bad News-Reeve Paralysis Act

Dear fellow advocates- Here at U2FP, we have good news and bad news. The bad news first-Yet again, the CDRPA did not pass into law....