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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.

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 ...

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

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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 ...

Group of mostly wheelchair users in park in front of a gazebo

Betsy Bailey · Medical Devices · Rehabilitation Programs · Special Events · Spinal Cord Injury · Wheel:Life

Jun 19

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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 ...

Young couple enjoying time outdoors. She is cycling, he is sitting in a wheelchair.

Betsy Bailey · Accessible Travel · Advocacy · Assistive Technology · Entertainment · Exercise · Health · Special Events · Wheel:Life · Wheelchair · Wheelchair Sports

Jun 07

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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 ...

Betsy Bailey · Advocacy · Comfort Ambassadors · Wheel:Life · Wheelchair

Feb 12

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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 no reason to ...

Betsy Bailey · Advocacy · Assistive Technology · Exercise · Health · Special Events · Wheel:Life · Wheelchair

Feb 08

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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 ...

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

Nov 13

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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 ...

Monica Manley · Wheel:Life · Wheelchair

Jun 15

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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 the ...

Monica Manley · Comfort Ambassadors · Exercise · Health · Wheel:Life · Wheelchair · Wheelchair Sports · Youth Programs

Jun 04

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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 ...

Monica Manley · Exercise · Wheel:Life · Wheelchair · Wheelchair Sports

Mar 01

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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 she had always imagined ...

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