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Mar 16

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How Veteran Todd Kemery Stays Active with His Tetraplegia with the Help of Peristeen® for Bowel Management

Editor’s Note: Just a couple of weeks before finishing his military service and a day shy of his 22nd birthday, Marine Todd Kemery went to the beach on his day off. While surfing that morning, a wave pulled him under, and he sustained a C5-C6 ...

A side view of Jayden sitting in his wheelchair smiling at the camera. There is a grassy lawn and a lake in the background. The sun is setting.

Betsy Bailey · Exercise · Health · Spinal Cord Injury · Wheelchair Sports

Jan 16

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Jayden Chapman Shares His Pursuit of New Goals Post-Injury

Editor’s Note: As a lover of movement, all aspects of Jayden Chapman’s life included physical activity, from his involvement in sports to the various jobs he held. So when he broke his neck in a car accident eight years ago at the age of 26, he ...

Betsy Bailey · Community Partners · Spinal Cord Injury · Wheel:Life · Wheelchair Sports

Dec 27

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How Anthony Orefice Spends His Bonus Time Post-Injury

Editor’s Note: In 1993, Anthony Orefice struck a telephone pole while drinking and driving on his friend’s motorcycle. Lucky to be alive, the 19-year-old suffered a T4, T5, and T6 spinal cord injury. After six months in the hospital, he returned ...

Betsy Bailey · Accessible Travel · Advocacy · Cerebral Palsy · Community Partners · Entertainment · Exercise · Health · Spinal Cord Injury · Wheel:Life

Dec 20

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Chasing Adventure: How These Storytellers Do It and Yoocan Too

Think back to the last time you experienced a little adventure in your life. How did it make you feel? We know from numerous studies that participating in outdoor recreational activities can reduce stress and increase mental and physical well-being. ...

Betsy Bailey · Community Partners · Entertainment · Medical Devices · Spinal Cord Injury · Wheel:Life

Dec 12

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From St. Louis to LA: Meet the Newest Rollette Conner Lundius

Growing up in a small, cozy town in Southern Illinois, Rollettes star Conner Lundius began her dance career as a kindergartener. With a strong dance background in her early years, Conner went on to dance competitively throughout high school before ...

Rolling With Me & Friends, Celebrating "Ability" in Disability, an animated female character with a princess crown sits in a power wheelchair

Betsy Bailey · Advocacy · Comfort Ambassadors · Education · Entertainment · Spinal Cord Injury

Nov 27

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Rolling With Me & Friends: Book Series Teaches Kids Disability Etiquette

About a year into my injury, I began speaking at churches and elementary schools. I would share my story and talk about what life was like for me as a wheelchair user. Even though it had only been a year since my injury, there was so much to cover ...

A paralyzed man uses a Power Plate machine with the help of two trainers.

Betsy Bailey · Exercise · Health · Rehabilitation Programs · Spinal Cord Injury · Transverse Myelitis · Wheel:Life

Nov 22

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RISE: Putting the Fun in Functional Fitness for Wheelchair Users

Editor’s Note: When Wheel:Life writer Betsy Bailey overheard her booth neighbors at Abilities Expo San Mateo talking to attendees about wheelchair users working out at their gym, she knew she needed to find out more information to share with our ...

Jeff Butler in a wheelchair made for wheelchair rugby on the court. The scoreboard is partially visible as well as spectators in the background.

Betsy Bailey · Exercise · Health · Spinal Cord Injury · Wheel:Life · Wheelchair · Wheelchair Sports

Nov 14

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Wheelchair Rugby Paralympian Jeff Butler on Tokyo 2020 and Beyond

In 2003, Jeff Butler was on his way home from his middle school football game when the car he was riding in was t-boned. The accident resulted in a broken neck at C5-6 for the 13-year-old and several months at various rehabilitation facilities ...

Hydred Makabali, a woman in a wheelchair, looks up at the camera from her balcony filled with house plants.

Betsy Bailey · Advocacy · Comfort Ambassadors · Spinal Cord Injury · Wheel:Life · Wheelchair

Nov 06

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Thoughts on Eco-Friendly Living with Hydred Makabali

By now, we’ve all heard the reports — our modern way of life is destroying the planet we call home. Plastic fills our oceans, burning fossil fuels pollute the air we breathe, and wild pollinator counts continue to decline, threatening our ...

A group of people wearing ADAPTS yellow t-shirts at the booth at Abilities Expo. Ms. Wheelchair California 2018 Krystina Jackson is there with them wearing her crown and sash.

Betsy Bailey · Accessible Travel · Advocacy · Assistive Technology · Cerebral Palsy · Spinal Cord Injury · Wheel:Life · Wheelchair Accessories

Oct 31

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Are You Prepared in an Emergency? ADAPTS Has Your Back

Editor’s Note: When retired flight attendant Robin Wearley received a call from her friend John Morris (the man behind WheelchairTravel.org) to discuss emergency evacuation protocol for wheelchair travelers, she realized the industry needed to ...

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