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Long after his accident, Sam Schmidt takes the wheel again thanks to Project SAM
Sam Schmidt was paralyzed in a testing accident in 2000. Now he can drive again.
In the late 90s, Sam Schmidt had a promising career...
Quadriplegic artist uses mouth to create masterpieces
SPICEWOOD, TEXAS - A local artist is creating masterpieces in a very unique way after he fractured two vertebrae.
"About 15 years ago, I was...
Quadriplegic man Ian Burkhart moves fingers, hand and wrist thanks to tiny computer chip...
A quadriplegic man has been able to move his fingers, hand and wrist after having a tiny computer chip implanted in his brain. The...
UPMC’s clinical trial showing promise with spinal cord injuries
Three years ago, Michael Fraser broke his neck in a diving accident near his Vandergrift home but remembers little about it.
But in April, the...
I May Have Suffered A Spinal Injury, But The Ball Is Still In My...
My love for the game of baseball began the moment I picked up a bat and a ball at two years old. From that...
Despite paralysis, Trojan Jack Jablonski is making a name in hockey, the sport he...
Injured as a high school player, the USC communications major is working off the ice with the LA Kings
An on-ice injury during a high...
Artist, Painter and Paralyzed | Mariam Paré
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNprgTHiiIw
Mariam Pare' is a member of the Mouth & Foot Painting Artists Association http://www.mfpa.uk/
Adapting to Life with a Spinal Cord Injury Through Laughter: Wes Johnson’s Story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F06Eq7LZizE
Wes Johnson's life changed instantly when he was ejected from his Jeep and broke his neck. Throughout his recovery, he used jokes and laughter...
Boys to Men: Damien’s Journey
“I jumped off the back of a boat, my chin hit the water in a weird way, and I dislocated my spine, the C4 and C5. The instant I hit the water my body just stopped working. I was looking face down at the bottom of the lake and I just couldn’t move.“
Company surprises employee with high-tech wheelchair
A company known for its top-secret tanks is keeping its biggest and best secret for one of their own.
For the past four months employees at Howe and Howe Technologies in Waterboro have been secretly building a "Ripchair 3.0" for Tony Tulo, a salesperson at the company who is paralyzed from the chest down.
