Yearly Archives: 2011
Decades after ADA became law, disabled people are still fighting for full inclusion
During one especially cold morning in January of last year, a disabled man who uses a wheelchair and ventilator , and his wife were...
New bionic legs help paraplegics walk again
The robotic exoskeleton eLegs could be a game changer for spinal cord injury rehabilitation
Stephanie Sablan was driving home from her grandmother’s house...
Rehab Ideas
All of us do things every day that we simply take for granted — opening and closing a door, walking, talking, picking up objects,...
WheelchairFX
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The Institute of Spinal Cord Injury (ISCI)
The Institute of Spinal Cord Injury (ISCI) was founded at the initiative of the Icelandic O.R. nurse Audur Gudjónsdóttir and is based on a...
Paralyzed at her bachelorette party, bride to marry Friday
She'll wear the same dress at the ceremony one year after tragic accident
RALEIGH, N.C. — A year after she was paralyzed in poolside...
Queen on wheels seeks next crown
Jenni Taylor, 24, of Minnetonka, is the reigning Ms. Wheelchair Minnesota. A quadriplegic after a car accident, she speaks to kids with a message...
Enzyme and graft combo restores lung function after spinal injury
Until the last few decades, it was generally thought that damage to the spinal cord was permanent, as the nerves within our vertebrae stubbornly...
“One Door At A Time” Written by Melanie Winkler D’Andrea about her Husband’s Spinal...
Melanie reaches out to caregivers like herself who were dealt a life-changing event as she relates the story of her husband's spinal cord injury...
New hope for ventilator patients
A new approach to nerve repair has restored breathing to rats with spinal cord injury.
Scientists believe the same technique could help human patients who...
