Yearly Archives: 2017
What is Sepsis?
https://youtu.be/6NdLnHbLZMU
Sepsis is a life threatening medical condition that arises when the body’s attempt to fight an infection results in the immune system damaging tissues...
Magic Wheelchair
Magic Wheelchair is a nonprofit organization that builds custom costumes for children in wheelchairs. Our goal is to put a smile on the face...
Wheelchair no barrier for rescue worker
'There are no words to describe the things I've seen,' says photographer
Being confined to a wheelchair Being a wheelchair user with a spinal cord...
Teen rescuer who become quadriplegic celebrates 50 years in a wheelchair
Half a century in a wheelchair – it’s not a milestone celebrated often, if at all.
But Peter Kuprijanow is not your average person.
Hailing from...
‘I never got to thank the stranger who saved my life’ – Coldplay fan...
Rob O'Byrne was left in a wheelchair after he dived into the shallow end of a swimming pool
A Dublin man has described his "nightmare...
They created a computer station — and changed a quadriplegic patient’s life
With hard work and ingenuity, three VCU occupational therapy students devised a swiveling computer table that will help Derrick Bayard increase his independence....
Indiana AgrAbility Project keeps farming accessible for all
Twenty years ago, Justin Hosler met a man he shared two things with: life-changing injuries that rendered both of them unable to walk and...
Quadriplegic is living a full life
Bungee jumping, paragliding and kite-surfing. Not everyone can do these extreme sports, but these are just a few of the things that Brenton Swartz,...
UCI heads $8 million NSF-funded project to develop brain-computer interface
Implantable technology to restore sensation and walking in spinal cord injury patients
Irvine, Calif., Sept. 13, 2017 — The National Science Foundation has awarded $8...
Spinal Injury Survivors Deliver Powerful Performances; Leave Audience Spell-Bound
Sakshi Malik Turns Up to Support the Cause as Indian Spinal Injuries Centre Observes Spinal Cord Injury Day at Talkatora Stadium
Survivors of serious spinal...
