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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.

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 ...

A young boy on his bike, a woman holding a bike, and a man sitting on a handcycle. There is a river in the background.

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 ...

Pierre does a wheelie in his wheelchair while Myriam appears as a tiny person pushing the front, third-wheel attachment of his wheelchair up.

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

2381 Views

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

2545 Views

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

1647 Views

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

1272 Views

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

1286 Views

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 ...

David Poole sits in his wheelchair in a shallow river. He his casting a fishing pole.

Betsy Bailey · Accessible Travel · Exercise · Health · Medical Devices · Spinal Cord Injury · Wheel:Life · Wheelchair Sports

Oct 16

2279 Views

Madman David Poole Invites You to Join His Outdoor Adventures

Townsend, Montana native “Madman” David Poole is rarely, if ever, indoors. If you do catch him in a place with indoor plumbing and heating, he’s either asleep at home or at work, traveling the country with the Abilities Expo as a ...

Josh Landmann in racing wheelchair facing camera, Tanja Henseler in wheelchair holding medal, and the McLauden brothers in their wheelchairs looking at each other with one arm around each other.

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

Oct 10

1768 Views

Road to Tokyo: Yoocan Storytellers Pursue Paralympic Dreams

With less than a year before the 2020 Summer Paralympic Games, these athletes (who have each shared their stories on Yoocan) have their nose to the grindstone as they fight for the chance to represent their country in Tokyo. Will they realize their ...

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

Oct 03

1555 Views

How Stefan Freeman Found His Niche After a Life-Changing Injury

Editor’s Note: Growing up in Vail, Colorado, Stefan Freeman was immersed in ski culture. Opting for a change of scenery, he left home in the pursuit of sunny skies and an education at the University of California Santa Barbara. After ...

Little boy with red glasses peering out from behind a table.

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

Sep 19

1429 Views

Stares: An Opportunity To Educate the Non-Disabled

Reflecting on my kindergarten years, I remember dreading the day it was my turn for Show and Tell. My biggest fear was standing in front of the classroom with all of my peers staring at me waiting to hear what I was going to say. In my 5-year-old ...

A group of adaptive golfers on the green. One is using a standup mobility cart.

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

Sep 16

1413 Views

Adaptive Golfers: Teaching the Game to All Abilities

Editor’s Note: Likely due to a prescription drug her mother used during pregnancy, Gianna Rojas was born with no fingers on her left hand. As a young girl in the 1970s, she became a March of Dimes poster child for the state of Florida helping ...

The Ingram Family and a separate photo of Tatiana A Lee.

Betsy Bailey · Health · Medical Devices · Spina Bifida · Spinal Cord Injury · Wheel:Life

Sep 10

1635 Views

SpeediCath Helps Two Users Pursue Active Lives

Last summer, Coloplast SpeediCath products were the focus of an Access Health spot on Lifetime TV. To give our readers a sneak peek before the show aired, Wheel:Life interviewed the two featured SpeediCath users, Kirk Ingram and Tatiana Lee. ...

Three young men are sitting outside in their wheelchairs holding their thumbs up.

Betsy Bailey · Health · Medical Devices · Spinal Cord Injury · Wheel:Life

Sep 04

1365 Views

Coloplast Launches New User-Friendly SpeediCath® Flex Coudé Pro Packaging

Hey, guys! Do you have trouble inserting a catheter? Are you tired of long, bulky catheters in hard-to-open packaging? Then it’s time to talk to your doctor about trying Coloplast’s SpeediCath® Flex Coudé Pro. From day one, this product was ...

A man standing with a man in a wheelchair under a thatched roof open shelter on a beach.

Betsy Bailey · Entertainment · Spinal Cord Injury · Wheel:Life

Aug 28

1476 Views

All Different Directions – A New Book on Finding Purpose

Editor’s Note: The summer after finishing his college football career and graduating from the University of San Diego, Damien Minna took a much-deserved vacation with his family. The gap between student life and the working world was quickly ...

Tim Taylor sits in his power wheelchair in front of a colorful mural.

Betsy Bailey · Assistive Technology · Entertainment · Health · Medical Devices · Spinal Cord Injury · Wheel:Life · Wheelchair Accessories

Aug 19

2909 Views

Quadriplegic Vlogger Tim Taylor Educates People on SCI

Editor’s Note: On an evening in 2003, Tim Taylor went on a pizza run with his girlfriend and her sister to pick up dinner for the family. When an oncoming vehicle came into their lane, the driver swerved to miss the other car but consequently, ...

A group of women are sitting, some on couches, some in their wheelchairs, in an outside setting with palm trees in the background.

Betsy Bailey · Advocacy · Entertainment · Health · Medical Devices · Special Events · Special Offers · Spinal Cord Injury

Aug 12

3170 Views

2019 Rollettes Experience Empowers Women Who Roll Worldwide

The powerful movement of women empowering other women known as the Rollettes is at it again, as a sold-out Rollettes Experience kicks off August 15–18, 2019, in Los Angeles. More than 165 women from 10 countries including Australia, Poland, and ...

A little girl in a read sweater in her wheelchair, a little boy in his wheelchair playing in a gym, and a little boy with giant congenital nevi and neurocutaneous melanosis sits in a chair

Betsy Bailey · Advocacy · Assistive Technology · Cerebral Palsy · Community Partners · Spinal Cord Injury · Wheel:Life · Wheelchair · Wheelchair Accessories · Wheelchair Sports · Youth Programs

Aug 08

1795 Views

The Kids of Yoocan Continue to Shine

Editor’s Note: In 2016, Moshe Gaon, a successful businessman and investor, put his other endeavors on hold to create Yoocan. Inspired by his nephew, who was born with a host of health conditions, he set out to build a global platform for people to ...

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