Tag: Abilities Expo

10/31/2019

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 seriously rethink their methods or rather,...

10/16/2019

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...

06/19/2019

Cure Advocates Pay It Forward with SCI Peer Counseling Nationwide

A popular community program hosted by Cure Medical advocates aims to pay it forward by offering free spinal cord injury peer support events via local rehabilitation hospitals and nonprofit organizations nationwide.  The complimentary Pay It Forward peer counseling program also takes...

06/07/2019

3 Accessible Activities to Add to Your Summer List

Summer is finally here, and there’s no better time to get out and enjoy the activities that go along with nice weather — barbeques with friends, outdoor concerts and festivals, camping, adventures sports — the list goes on! Wheel:Life picked...

02/12/2019

Comfort Conversations: Ralph’s Riders Launches Ride On In Life Campaign

For many people, the month of January represents a new beginning, an opportunity to make changes in your life where you feel you have failed in the past. As someone living with paralysis, I’ve come to the realization that there is...

02/08/2019

Five February Events Celebrating the Disability Community

February is a short month, but that doesn’t mean there’s no time for educational activities, fundraising, and fun! If you’re looking for ways to get involved in celebrating and supporting the disability community this month, consider one of these five...

11/13/2018

One Adaptive Athlete’s Story on How Perseverance Saved His Life

Editor’s Note:  From dancing to triathlons, 31-year-old Vincenzo Tufano is constantly on the move. This wasn’t always the case, though. After falling in 2010 due to muscular dystrophy, he lost nearly all mobility leaving him in an electric wheelchair and...

06/15/2018

From Frustration to Innovation:  How Universal Vests is Changing Industry Standards

While studying physical therapy, the founders of Universal Vests learned to use a gait belt to lift and transfer patients just like every other aspiring PT student. After working in the field for a few years, they grew frustrated with...

06/04/2018

Comfort Conversations: Anyone Can Dance

Join us every other month for Comfort Conversations, a discussion series led by our Ambassadors who share their thoughts on issues affecting wheelchair users worldwide. Today’s topic is, Anyone Can Dance, written by Comfort Medical and Wheel:Life Ambassador Margarita Elizondo.  Learn...

03/01/2018

Zebreda Dunham Powers Through Challenges on the Pitch and in Life

Editor’s Note:  Born with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, Zebreda Dunham grew up in Maryland under the care of her parents. At the age of 24, she decided it was time to venture out on her own and start living the life...