Tag: Quadriplegic
Game control gives disabled chance to play
Nintendo has been in the technology spotlight since announcing plans for a video-game controller that can be used with only one hand.
But a disabled...
The State of Stem Cells, 2006
Hwang Woo-suk's reputation, and the hopes of millions of disabled people, balanced precariously on the outcome of the investigation into his alleged cloning successes....
Poised for the next step
College student ready to undergo experimental stem cell transplant
MISHAWAKA -- Joey McTigue relies on his muscular shoulders and arms to pull himself down the...
Advocates hold out hope for stem cells
NEW YORK -- Having spent 23 years in a wheelchair, Wall Street analyst Henry Stifel keeps a close eye on spinal cord research. And...
Wheelchair rugby one of U-M student’s many passions
The wheelchairs crashed with a loud metallic "thunk'' that echoed through the gym. Jaffer Odeh, wheeling furiously, slipped through a crease in the tangle...
Hwang Woo-suk No Great Loss
The hopes of many quadriplegics (like me) and otherwise injured individuals have been dashed since Korean stem-cell researcher Hwang Woo-suk, who claimed to be...
The Quadriplegic Association of KwZulu Natal -South Africa
The Quadriplegic Association of KwZulu Natal, South Africa
The Quadriplegic Association of KwaZulu/Natal was established under the umbrella of The National Council for Quadriplegic Associations...
HELPING HANDS
HELPING HANDS is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for quadriplegic individuals by training capuchin monkeys to assist them with...
Those Scary Statistics
Most authors who publish research articles use statistics to make their conclusions. Hold on to your seats! Statistics have a way of losing even...
Accepting New Help
The world we live in - and we ourselves - place a very high value on physical independence. We're raised on the expectation that...
