Tag: social media
Dear Everybody, it’s time to address disability stigma in the media
More inclusive, realistic media landscape needed, writes Tai Young
Growing up with a disability was never an issue for me.
In fact, I grew up just...
Interabled Couples Criticize Dr. Phil for Saying You Can Be a Lover or Caregiver,...
Interabled couples are sharing their love on social media following a “Dr. Phil” episode that aired on Tuesday in which Dr. Phil claimed that an...
Dance group of women in wheelchairs inspires young girls with disabilities
You've heard of the Rockettes, but have you heard of the Rollettes – a dance troupe of women in wheelchairs? The Los Angeles-based group...
Paralyzed Vermont woman receives hundreds of Valentine’s Day cards to decorate hospital room
https://youtu.be/26KwZ-Ly_0g
COLCHESTER, Vt. — There's a patient wing at Fanny Allen in Colchester that's filled with a whole lot of love.
"I've gotten cards from all...
Wheelchair no barrier for rescue worker
'There are no words to describe the things I've seen,' says photographer
Being confined to a wheelchair Being a wheelchair user with a spinal cord...
InfiniteInclusion Flashmob by Infinite Flow – A Wheelchair Dance Company
https://youtu.be/qOo4sxTQu3A
Infinite Flow, a nonprofit and America's first professional wheelchair ballroom dance company, performed a massive flash mob at 4:30pm on Sunday November 13, 2016...
Roll Revolution
Roll Revolution is a hub for resources, tips and tricks to thriving and connecting after a SCI.
Roll Revolution will serve as a hub for...
A shattering crash, an online chronicle, and an unexpected twist
In the age of social media, patients who test experimental treatments wield surprising clout.
The tweets and the selfies, the uploaded video clips, felt like a natural way for Jesi Stracham to record her halting progress as she fought to recover from a motorcycle accident that had left her paralyzed from the chest down.
She had no idea, as she tapped away at her iPhone from her hospital bed, what her bubbly posts would unleash.