Monthly Archives: April 2013
Hands-Free Harmonica
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B-1fzJiGQ4
Hands-Free Harmonica is the only harmonica instruction program specializing in teaching blues harmonica to people who have sustained a high level spinal cord injury.
The...
Chris Kluwe Rolls a Mile in Someone Else’s Wheels
Minnesota Viking Chris Kluwe spends a day in a wheelchair to support our efforts to pass the Jablonski Rodreick SCI TBI Research Bill.
Spinal cord researchers to benefit from $20 M investment from Rick Hansen Foundation
Spinal cord injury research at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health will be accelerated by a 10-year, $20 million contribution from...
On anniversary of accident, paralyzed Severn man hopes for independence
There are moments in time that can forever alter your life. Evan Cronhardt’s life changed its course on April 10, 2008 as he was...
Mark Pollock’s journey from extreme athlete to spinal-cord injury patient
CAMBRIDGE — Mark Pollock was accustomed to facing challenges most people would never dream of when he suffered a setback three years ago that...
Aiming high: Young accident victim keeps up his studies and his attitude
BUTTE — Who hasn’t done what Calven Goza did? But unlike so many, Goza paid a steep price.
On May 3, 2012, Goza, a student...
50 Ability Marathon Team sending a message with 50 marathons in 50 weeks
Paul Erway recognizes a big challenge, and he’s not one to back down from it.
Erway, a paraplegic since a car accident in 1980, is...
Rewiring a Damaged Spinal Cord
New treatments leverage “neuroplasticity,” the nervous system’s innate ability to repair itself
When Christopher Reeve became quadriplegic, there was little hope for patients with spinal...
People On Wheels
To improve the quality of life for the growing population of Americans who live and work in wheelchairs by providing a national, state and...
Website founder goes from accident to advocate for people in wheelchairs and their families
FRANKLIN, Indiana — After Nancy Cotterill's husband broke his neck in 2001, she became his primary caregiver.
Unsure of what to do or how to...
