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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

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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 ...

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