Monthly Archives: October 2016
25 years later, former Lion Mike Utley won’t be defeated by spinal cord injury
FLINT, MI -- Nov. 17, 1991. Sunday afternoon. Pontiac Silverdome.
The Detroit Lions were facing the Los Angeles Rams.
At 50-years-old, Mike Utley can still tell...
Autonomous Vehicle Driver’s License Puts Quadriplegic Indy Racer Back on the Road
A milestone in autonomous vehicle adoption was recently reached in Nevada, when the state presented the first restricted autonomous vehicle driver’s license to Sam...
A Reboot For Wheelchair That Can Stand Up And Climb Stairs
Thirteen years ago, just as the United States began what was to become its longest war, a futuristic wheelchair hit the market.
The iBOT allowed...
Ohio State Scientists Explain How Gut Microbes Change After Spinal Cord Injury
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The community of bacteria that live in our intestines, also called the “gut microbiome,” is important to normal intestinal function. Knowing...
BOOK: I’m Not Broken
Twenty-something Samantha McCormick wakes up in the hospital to learn she has a spinal cord injury from a car accident, and she’s paralyzed from...
Roll Revolution
Roll Revolution is a hub for resources, tips and tricks to thriving and connecting after a SCI.
Roll Revolution will serve as a hub for...
Quadriplegic man feels touch on robotic hand with brain implant
This could be the most touchy-feely robotic limb yet. For the first time, brain stimulation has made it possible for a paralysed person to...
How-To: Yoga Poses from Your Wheelchair
Adaptive Yoga
Yoga – is this evoking images of a human pretzel? The good news is that you don’t have tie yourself in a knot...
UT Southwestern Researchers Amplify Regeneration of Spinal Nerve Cells
Newswise — DALLAS – Oct. 11, 2016 – UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers successfully boosted the regeneration of mature nerve cells in the spinal...
Archer’s Challenge Has Able-Bodied People Use Wheelchairs to Highlight Inaccessibility
This week, hundreds of able-bodied people in Austin, Texas, will spend the day in a wheelchair to raise awareness of the accessibility issues people...
