Yearly Archives: 2014

Rick Hansen: We can all be difference-makers in the world

Thursday, May 22, celebrates the 27th anniversary of the end of the original Man In Motion World Tour. Here, Rick Hansen reminisces on the...

Stanford engineer invents safe way to transfer energy to medical chips in the body

A wireless system developed by Assistant Professor Ada Poon uses the same power as a cell phone to safely transmit energy to chips the...

Art For The Able: How A Quadriplegic Filmmaker Created Change

Ever since he was little, Jonathan Sigworth wanted to make movies. As a kid, he would make home movies with his LEGO pieces. Through...

Newborns a hope for spinal injuries

It all started at a symposium five years ago. Catherine Gorrie, an expert in spinal cord injury, was listening to a presentation about the...

Unique global race benefits charity

As a professional triathlete and former swimmer at the University of Georgia, Haley Chura always has raced to a finish line. There's always been...

Senior aims to raise awareness about spinal cord injuries

Helped by the Physically Challenged Athletes Scholarship Fund, Jennifer Bou Lahoud targets a career in neuroscience Jennifer Bou Lahoud walks confidently, with purpose, in front...

“Damn Right, I’m Safe.” A documentary about Cory Hahn

https://youtu.be/9CaNuVeK_gI A documentary by Jillian Lopez. It follows the story of the amazing Cory Hahn, former ASU baseball player- now apart of the Arizona Diamondbacks!...

IZ Adaptive Clothing

IZ Adaptive Clothing - Designer Clothing for Men and Women Using Wheelchairs We specialize in making clothing for the seated frame. Our goal is to...

Luke Skywalker Inspires Real-Life Hero To Battle Muscular Dystrophy

A young boy, facing overwhelming odds with little hope of success, turns to a Jedi Master and “the Force” for guidance, and eventually inspires...

Sailing a lifesaver for record-breaking quadriplegic yachtswoman Hilary Lister

(CNN) -- Hilary Lister had had the difficult conversation with her husband -- a few times in fact. The quadriplegic had finally made the...