Tag: People with Disabilities
Man with ALS feels like he’s trapped inside a shell
Dr. Luis Cebrian says he feels like he's trapped inside a shell. "I feel like I'm basically made out of wood or rubber."
Although he...
Injury Transforms Former NFL Player
Sep. 23--The most remarkable thing about Mike Utley is that he says his life really didn't change on Nov. 17, 1991 -- yet admittedly...
Disabled safaris & wheelchair adventures
African safaris for disabled people and worldwide wheelchair accessible adventure travel.
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...
The Gibraltar Local Disability Movement
"Disabled people all experience oppression as a result of the denial of our reality. If our reality is not reflected in the general culture,...
I Need A Holiday Too
Wheelchair accessible holiday in Brittany France. Carl and Jacqui Alban welcome you to I Need A Holiday Too, the company that offers supported holidays...
Spinal injury led to helpful invention
Elaine Wolfe was 18 when she broke her neck in a swimming accident.
The spinal cord injury meant she'd never walk again, and would have...
Scotland gets landmark housing project for people with spinal injuries
The heads of two charitable organisations have come together to mark the start of a housing project to help people from across Scotland build...
ADAPT Launches Campaign for Accessible, Affordable, Integrated Housing
Targets Alfonso Jackson, Secretary of HUD
Nashville- Over 400 ADAPT members ended a day of non-violent civil disobedience at the Nashville Office of the Department...
Castaic Paraplegic to Walk Marathon Finish
This morning, for the second year in a row, Castaic resident and Web site designer Marc Richards, paralyzed from the middle of his chest...
