Tag: People with Disabilities
Swims wash away depths of despair for paralyzed Mexico man
ENSENADA, Mexico — The marathon swimmer churned a solitary path through the chilly current, his wave-sculpted shoulders and arms dragging his lifeless legs through...
Rallying call for the disabled
Disabled people in Greece should try to get out of their homes more, despite the obstacles they encounter on sidewalks, in stores and on...
Still making a difference
Twenty years ago, the kind of spinal-cord injury Caleb Brousseau sustained when he landed badly from a 12-metre jump while snowboarding in February would...
College wheelchair athletes play in ‘other’ basketball tourney
EDINBORO, Pa. - The nine teams battling it out on the basketball court here aren't listed on any NCAA brackets. There will be no...
No excuses: former LP resident focuses on capabilities, not disabilities
New children’s book is her latest project
Maureen Pranghofer might claim she is just like everyone else, but one look at her life reveals that...
‘Exciting times’ for spinal cord research
Thank you Prime Minister Stephen Harper! Thank you Rick Hansen! Thank you Tony Clement and Steven Fletcher! Thank you, thank you and thank you....
Connecticut Murderball
Depending on how you read the situation, the Connecticut Jammers are either having a bad year or a great one.
The state’s wheelchair rugby team’s...
Drew’s Life After paralysis
The Donnellans had their annual Christmas party one week ago.
They served the same jerk chicken with rice and peas, made by a friend of...
The Nieshoff System
Quadriplegic doctor treats patients with empathy at Novi rehab institute
Life for James Rudolph of Howell changed in a flash when a motorcycle crash in...
Bringing the gift of mobility
Woman gives villagers treatment, wheelchairs
When Physical Therapist Colleen Sullivan Moses and her group drove up to a village in Tibet, they often found an...
