Tag: Books
BOOK: Concussion Management for Wheelchair Athletes
Just like athletes in traditional sports, wheelchair athletes can suffer injuries.
But because parasports are a relatively new phenomenon, research into injuries unique to wheelchair...
Fun 4 the Disabled
At Fun4theDisabled, we believe everyone deserves not only to be included, but celebrated. We create video media and content highlighting opportunities for people with...
Fertility following spinal cord injury
Information for health professionals
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating neurological condition that can impact on every aspect of the injured person’s life, including...
Twenty years after paralyzing fall, Tasha Schuh’s life is an open book
Tasha Schuh is used to getting embarrassing questions about her sex life.
Schuh, paralyzed from the chest down since she fell through a stage trap...
Be Thankful and Heal Faster: Author Describes Spinal Cord Injury Recovery
Research projects at UCLA and elsewhere have proven that thankfulness (gratitude) has physical, in addition to emotional, effects on people. Shelly Kerchner, who just...
Quadriplegic author: ‘I will be out of this chair one day’
The story he wanted to tell was several decades in the making, so it’s easy to see why David Rippy took two-and-a-half years to...
The Adventures of Frank and Mustard
The Adventures of Frank and Mustard is a children's book that was inspired by Simon Calcavecchia's experiences of living with quadriplegia.
The reason we created...
Quadriplegic Children’s Author Talks Stories, Setbacks and Success at Evergreen Elementary
Simon Calcavecchia, 34, of Olympia, visited Evergreen Elementary School April 7 to talk to students about his books, his music and his disability.
He is...
BOOK: No Backing Down
Quadriplegic Refuses to Let Disability Hinder Happiness
John Thompson showcases the power of determination and self-belief in new book
OLYMPIA, WA (PRWEB) January 17, 2017 -...
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...
