Tag: Disabilty
Eastwood Continues Disability Vendetta with “Million Dollar Baby”
Bethesda, Md. - Score one for Clint Eastwood for his award winning film, "Million Dollar Baby," a brilliantly executed attack on life after spinal...
Clint Eastwood and ‘opportunism’
"I think it's opportunism."
Clint Eastwood, talking to the Los Angeles Times's Chris Lee, was referring to the National Spinal Cord Injury Association's statement that...
Book: Roll Models, by Richard Holicky
Why do some spinal cord injury survivors succeed after injury and others spiral into inactivity and depression? Richard Holicky, himself a survivor, profiles 53...
William Rush, quadriplegic activist, dies at 49
BY MATTHEW HANSEN/Lincoln Journal Star
William Rush once wrote about the overwhelming desire to get out on the dance floor and shake it for all...
A bike for the paralysed
By Jane Elliott - BBC News Health Reporter
People paralysed by spinal cord injuries could soon be able to go out cycling.
Scientists say the tricycle,...
Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation Mourns
Kathy Lewis, President and CEO of the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation (CRPF) issued the following statement today in response to the death of CRPF’s...
Quadriplegic will run marathon
Alan Robinson will be one of the last runners to cross the finish line in Sunday's LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon.
When he ran last year,...
New University College London Unit Holds Out Hope Of Repair Of Spinal Cord Injuries
Clinical trials that could ultimately lead to repair of spinal cord injuries are scheduled to begin within three years at University College London, following...
Spinal Cord Repair Trials Given Go-Ahead
Human trials of a technique with the potential to repair spinal cord injuries are set to start within three years, experts said today.
The work,...
What is the prognosis?
The types of disability associated with SCI vary greatly depending on the severity of the injury, the segment of the spinal cord at...
