Tag: Travel
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...
Picking up the pace in struggle to walk again
Suspended in a harness over a treadmill, Rich Maloney swung his arms vigorously and propelled his body forward. At his feet, two physical therapists...
Super wheelchair for Rockport man made possible by community
WEST ROCKPORT — The family of Derek O’Brien reports that a fund-raiser held in April produced enough money to allow them to order a...
You can’t slow Annie Hayes down
Annie Hayes has returned to the things she's always done, knowing that they'll never be the same.
Hayes, a 44-year-old from Pittsfield, has been...
Banning stem cell research prolongs suffering
Diabetes affects 140,000 young Australians, who would die unless they received multiple insulin injections each day of their lives. The cause is the self-destruction...
Disabled activists descend on D.C.
WASHINGTON -- A pair of handcuffs is tucked into one side of Daniese McMullin-Powell's wheelchair -- as always. She keeps a stash of about...
Wheelchair Travel Tips -Boarding a Plane & Renting a Car
Great travel tips from Mark, a paraplegic and experienced wheelchair user…
Reaching her goal one step at a time
Most of the citizens of Barrhead and surrounding communities know the Preugschas family. Whether it was through their kids being involved in sports and...
How about a head and neck helmet?
Like a battering ram, the helmeted dummy crashes headfirst into the steel plate at 13 mph -- barely the speed of a bicycle.
But the...
Speaker asks students to stay safe before prom
ThinkFirst program targets brain and spinal cord injuries in teens, young adults
In one split second eight years ago Chad Thomas' life changed forever. Driving...
