Yearly Archives: 2019

LIVING THE DREAM How I became a wheelchair tennis star after I was paralysed...

LAUREN Jones, 23, is a wheelchair tennis player from Worthing. Lauren, who was number 25 in the world, tells how she made her sport dreams...

Adventuring After Spinal Cord Injury

West Livaudais has a hiking resume that measures up with the best of them. Filled with the iconic trails and summits of the Pacific...

Introducing Voice Control on Mac and iOS — Apple

https://youtu.be/aqoXFCCTfm4 Voice Control gives your voice the power to navigate, dictate, and work your devices in a new way. Coming Fall 2019. Introducing Voice Control. Your...

Experimental Spinal Cord Treatment Helps Texas Man Regain Some Motion After Paralyzing Accident

Kent Stephenson is on a treadmill, working to put one foot in front of the other as a team of trainers helps guide his...

Acute, severe spinal cord injury: Monitoring from the injury to improve outcome

Marios Papadopoulos and Samira Saadoun talk to Spinal News International about the ISCoPE trial, which aimed to develop techniques to continuously monitor the pressure...

The Disabled Job Seeker’s Guide to Becoming a Real Estate Agent

If you have a disability, meeting the requirements for a traditional job can often be challenging. You likely have the skills and experiences that...

A memorable fishing experience for paralyzed veterans

CHAMBERLAIN, South Dakota—As a crane operator lifted Kristina Allen into a boat Friday morning in Chamberlain, the parapalegic veteran set sail for her second...

Rick Hansen’s new mission: Improving accessibility across Canada

Accessibility activist Rick Hansen has a new poster to show you. One with adjustable text at an eye level so people in wheelchairs can...

Quadriplegic Man Uses His Face to Move Wheelchair

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zARSY2UuEB4 Jim Ryan was a pilot for 38 years but that all changed three years ago while on vacation in Hawaii with his wife, Isabelle. "We...

How UofL spinal cord study is helping one man make strides back to full...

The program was home to someone who went from full traumatic spinal injury, to being able to walk again LOUISVILLE, Ky. — It's one...