Tag: Independence
Boca quadriplegic fights to walk again
Kevin Mullin's life changed forever October 6, 2003.
At 24, Mullin of Boca Raton was an athletic swimmer and scuba diver who landed a job...
Learning a new routine
Injured Tucson gymnast endures Rehabilitation in Colorado, where he begins to heal and adapts to life as a quadriplegic
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Drew Donnellan reaches...
Disabled People ‘Left Behind’ in Emergency Planning
During Hurricane Katrina, Benilda Caixeta, a New Orleans resident with Quadriplegia, tried for two days to seek refuge at the Superdome. Despite repeated phone...
Independence Now receives Quality of Life grant from the Christopher Reeve Foundation
Independence Now, an organization that assists people with disabilities to live more independent lives, has been awarded a Quality of Life grant in the...
The Advocate
Don Reed, a tireless proponent for stem cell research, is on a quest to see his son walk again
IN AN AUDITORIUM at San Francisco's...
JRRD tipsheet: Focus on spinal cord injury, gait, stroke, power mobility, and more
JRRD tipsheet: Focus on spinal cord injury, gait, stroke, power mobility, and more
Feasibility of Functional electrical stimulation for control of seated posture after spinal...
Politicians are forcing stem cell showdown in Senate
The Senate is headed for a volatile showdown with the White House over the issue of stem cell research in a debate that could...
Focus on Independence Gives Sight to Quadriplegics
Innovative Program Is Aimed At Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Patients
Los Angeles, Ca.(PRWEB) June 22, 2006 -- Two well known U.S. Refractive Surgeons have teamed...
Paralysis offered motivation, not an excuse
When Bill Cawley works out in a shirt and tie, he draws a lot of stares.
The wheelchair likely has something to do with it,...
Student swims to success
A DETERMINED sports student was awarded last week with one of the top individual fundraising prizes after completing the Aspire Swim Channel Challenge 2005,...
