Yearly Archives: 2017
Specialty wheelchairs help athletes thrive

TAMPA (FOX 13) - They are athletes who have faced more challenges than sports but there's a company in Pinellas Park giving them a...
Eye-Driven Wheelchair Gives Quadriplegics More Independence
For quadriplegics, life can be extremely isolated. Those without the ability to control their arms, legs or head must rely entirely on a caregiver...
Couple comes closer together by seeking paralysis cure and competing in New York City...
This couple is in it for the long haul.
For Rob Summers, 31, and Julie Grauert, 34, the New York City Marathon was an opportunity...
‘Extreme Makeover: Home’ still changing York County quadriplegic man’s life 6 years later
Every morning, Brian Keefer looks up at the framed words of encouragement covering his bedroom wall, and he smiles.
“Brian, you keep smiling because that’s...
Be Thankful and Heal Faster: Author Describes Spinal Cord Injury Recovery
Research projects at UCLA and elsewhere have proven that thankfulness (gratitude) has physical, in addition to emotional, effects on people. Shelly Kerchner, who just...
‘The Quadfather’ has a message for techies — accessibility ‘should not be an add-on’
Todd Stabelfeldt is a pretty chill dude. He lives 90 minutes from Seattle by ferry, in a home with his wife and occasionally two...
Accomable.com
Accomable is the world’s leading platform for booking accessible hotels and holiday rentals. Our mission is to enable anyone to go anywhere.
Accomable was founded...
‘It’s all about adapting’: How a wheelchair user made his house accessible
Thomas Rogers's house has a lowered kitchen counter, wide hallways, and a elevator
When it comes to what he can and can't do in his...
UBC researcher prescribes specific exercise dosage for those with spinal cord injury
For decades, the main message to keep the general population healthy was for everyone to get active.
In fact, the World Health Organization laid out...
After car crash, man with quadriplegia shares his story with students
ABINGDON, Va. — Chris Skinner’s life changed forever on June 10, 2000.
It was a hot summer night, and Skinner was in the passenger side...
