Monthly Archives: July 2016
Quadriplegic Surfer Barney Miller Rides Waves to Recovery
https://youtu.be/7mIi87125ic
New film 'You and Me' documents Barney's journey from wheelchair to surfboard and his friendship with Mick Fanning
As a schoolboy, David ‘Barney’ Miller kept...
Tongue-controlled computer mouse earns Ontario teen a science prize
Device is like having a 'mouse inside your mouth,' says Emma Mogus
An Ontario teen has won a $2,000 science prize for creating and building...
‘Can’t’ doesn’t exist for incredible boy who suffers from spinal cord injury
WATCH: Twelve-year-old Tai Young defies the odds and breaks down barriers. Susan Hay has the story in the latest Making a Difference.
MARKHAM – This...
INSPIRE Laboratory
Our lab mission is to INSPIRE (integrate sensorimotor plasticity and interventions to promote recovery) persons with neurologic injury to regain function.
We are an interdisciplinary...
Paralysed Irishman’s inspiring invention will help others living with spinal cord injuries
A MEDICAL engineer from Gloucestershire who was paralysed as a teenager is hoping his pioneering invention will help improve the quality of life for...
Quadriplegic remembered as avid deer hunter, outdoorsman
David Pollie's favorite place in the world was in the woods, and being a quadriplegic since the age of 15 did not stop him...
Mower Attachment for disabled people in wheelchairs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gcyj0XgLm08
A man's friend wanted to be able to mow the yard after his legs have lost function from M.S. so he built him this....
Wheel Love
Lessons in life, love and wheelies.
Real life stories from two normal (...ok, somewhat normal) girls living extraordinary lives with men who don't let their...
Craig Hospital: Redefining Scuba Diving
Reflecting on my week long dive trip to Cozumel Mexico, the one thing that sticks out most in my head is the beauty of breathing underwater out of my wheelchair away from the throngs of living a life as a quadriplegic.
