The Quad Connection
The Electronic Directory for People with Spinal Cord Injury
"Because no one should cope with a Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) alone"
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The Electronic Directory for People with Spinal Cord Injury "Because no one should cope with a Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) alone" |
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The Quad Connection contains personal related websites by individuals with a spinal cord injury. If you want your web site posted here or know of someone with a SCI that would benefit in telling his or her story here, please let us know!
A Quadriplegic and His Sister - An accounting of one man's struggle to overcome adversity and one family's struggle to cope with catastrophe.
Accessible Canadian Adventures - Wylie Harvey; I am a T12 Para since 1995. Myself and a friend of mine have set up a company that designs, coordinates and arranges hunting and fishing adventures in Canada specifically for sportsmen and women with physical disabilities. Our website will give further detail if you would be so kind as to take the time to look it over. www.acadventures.ca
Andy Lee - My life these days is very fulfilling. I have developed a lot of new interests and hobbies. Where a lot of doors closed on the day of my accident, as many, if not more have opened since then. Life with a spinal cord injury can be immensely challenging, and yes, I still have 'bad' days. With time and knowledge you can rise above those challenges and start living the life you never ever thought you'd see again. I have and am here to prove it.
Apparelyzed - This site is run by Simon Roulstone, a C5/6 Quadriplegic who was paralyzed in 1992 following a car crash in Leicestershire, UK. And has turned to humor to promote disability awareness.
Billy Radzewsky - A 27 yr. old quadriplegic (C-5, C-6, incomplete) from a car accident in May of 95' has put together this well documented web site with an abundance of illustrations regarding Spinal Cord Injury.
Brad Zdanivsky; As a late teen, a car accident left rock climber Brad a quadriplegic. For most people, this would put an end to their climbing aspirations. Not Brad. Instead he set his sights on climbing the mammoth Stawamus Chief, on Canada's West Coast. Beginning in 1997 Brad set about designing and testing a device for pulling himself up this sheer rock face. Each subsequent year has seen improvements in the gear and increasingly impressive climbing successes – including Brad's ascent of the 1000-foot Grand Wall of the Chief in 2003. Undaunted by the extraordinary challenges of this endeavor, Brad made a successful attempt on the summit of the Chief in July of 2005, climbing 650 m (over 1,900 ft.) in a single day (14 hours). Brad has inspired disabled athletes the world over with this accomplishment.
Total information ON Brad Zdanivsky at: QUADRIPLEGIC CLIMBER
Briana Walker: Featured in First Wheelchair Hip Hop Dance Team, LRO Ambassador, Triathlete, Author, Spokesperson & International Speaker Dance Away
Candi, your feisty paraplegic model. "Check out my site, there are movies, photos and a whole lot more! check out a sexy paraplegic who does NO nasty stuff.
Chaz Southard
On August 10, 2002 I woke up at dawn to catch some chest-high, low tide,
long-boarding waves, and I was looking forward to seeing The Allman
Brothers Band play later that afternoon. After three hours in the water
I was beat. I fueled up with a large breakfast, and went back to the
shore to read and to waste a few hours before the concert. It was high
tide and after chatting with the lifeguards a little, I walked out into
the water and dove into a waist high wave to cool. When I entered that
wave, I entered a world that I never would envisioned existed.
Determined2heal Foundation - The Determined2heal Foundation was created after Josh Basile, a Maryland teenager, suffered a spinal cord injury in Bethany Beach, Delaware during the summer of 2004.
Dutcher's Digs A C5-7 quad since May 12, 1956. I design accessible housing. My most recent design project is an accessible lectern/podium. The City of St. Petersburg just purchased 2 and saved $3,500 for the pair vs a non-accessible one from a manufacturer. Wally
Ed Sandoz - Injured a in a motorcycle racing accident On July 20, 1997 that left him paralyzed in both legs and parts of both arms. This site is maintained by his family and friends to support him in his recovery. "Everyone's situation is different, but I think that a strong group of friends and family is the most helpful thing at this time in my life. You can't worry about the things you can't change. Having your life change so quickly is hard, but you need to move on. I try to look on the brighter side of life, what can I do now? not dwelling on what I can't. Don't get me wrong I'd take back my old life in a second...." --Ed
Eddy's Web Page - "Hello, my name is Eddie Castle, I currently reside in Las Cruces NM, and I am 21 years old. back in 1994, I was in a car accident which left me paralyzed from the chest down...I started school at New Mexico State University this fall..."
Eric Delisle - Quadriplegic and Graduate Student School of Criminology and Criminal Justice.
Eleven Seconds - Travis Roy's life-long dream of becoming a professional hockey player was shattered on the ice -- eleven seconds after his first face-off as a Boston University forward in October, 1995 -- when he hit the boards and was paralyzed from the shoulders down. Travis's vision of his life and his commitment to the game of hockey have metamorphosed into a courageous struggle to create awareness and community for all spinal cord injury persons. "The way I look at it, I've passed my first year as a quadriplegic. I've learned an entirely new way of living, and have gone through the first round of lessons...and now I'm excited to tackle year two. The competitive side of my nature is growing in me again. I feel it so clearly." TR (The Travis Roy Foundation was established in 1997 to help other victims of spinal cord injuries and to fund research into a cure. Inspired by Travis' own story.
exerSCIzing - Personal blog of Pam Mackie, a 40-something woman living with C6/7 tetraplegia. In her blog entries, she shares information about SCI secondary conditions, exercise, and general health through personal stories, sharing of facts and practices, interviews, and other means.
Follow Me Outdoors - Chad Waligura, a Texas A&M grad with a BS in wildlife & fisheries science and a love for the outdoors. A C-7 quad, that since his injury in 1986, has found a renewed faith in the quality of life in the great outdoors. "For the observant outdoorsman, there's something to be learned and admired on every trip into the woods. It's only a matter of seeing it. Hopefully, I can bring some of my deer hunting trials to life through Follow Me Outdoors and expose them from a more physically challenging point of view." -Chad
Fundraising Effort for Jim Bouder - Personal site designed and built by a quadriplegic and new media designer. Described his story and personal struggle.
Gary Green Blog - A weblog devoted to Gary's family, and his battle to overcome a severe spinal cord injury. Features the physical challenges that come with it.
Harold Trenier - aka Slick A C6-7 Quad for22 years. Without going into a long story it would be easier for you to just visit my site and read my story, see what I've done. Once there just click on SLICKS PLACE on the left side of the screen, and the journey will start. -Music, acting , comedy, cooking -- Slick does it all....
Headbangers - Six wild characters in wheelchairs playing music! You will have to see and hear them for yourself!
Hilary Lister, a 35 year old quadriplegic, only able to move her head, sailed into the record books on 23rd August 2005 when she sailed solo across the English Channel by using a ‘sip and puff’ system of straws to control the sails and tiller.
Jeff Galli Home - This web site is dedicated to Jeff's second birth in 1998. While at a Fourth of July party, Jeff dove into a swimming pool, and broke his neck. He became one of thousands of annual American victims of a sport-related Spinal Cord Injury (SCI). Jeff was born into a strange new world known as quadriplegia. He was paralyzed, unable to move or feel anything below his neck. Unable even to breathe without mechanical assistance. He took his last normal breath before he hit the water. Editor's note: Jeff's web site is a must visit. If you are looking for detailed and specific information on electric wheelchairs and the use of computer technology for quadriplegics, here is where you will find it!
Jessica's Story - Up until two years ago (2006), Jessica was just an active teenager in her sophomore year of High School. YouTube
Jessica Rogers
Home of the Disabled Hip Hop Artists - Krip Hop Nation
Look Ma No Hands - A Site by Bill Miller. An expression often used by a young boy to unintentionally increase his mother's heart rate by demonstrating a newfound ability to ride a bicycle without clutching the handlebars. Here, however, it's the chosen slogan for a quadriplegic to demonstrate some of what can be accomplished sans hands. Also information on wheelchair bowling.
Mark Hanaway - "The only people that are truly disabled are the ones with no imagination." This site shares a little about life, quadriplegia and insight to a wacky world. So have fun with it! "If you think you Can or you think you Can't Either way you're right!"
Matthew Ginop a C5/6 Quadriplegic, the result of a diving accident in 1999, has developed a resource site for those with a spinal cord injury or other disabling injury or disease of the spine. Provides health information and resources related to spinal cord injuries and contains related links with site descriptions. SCI Info Pages -Great Spinal Cord Injury Site! Be sure to check the SCI News Blog often!
Netta Ganor - On November 25th, 1994, my life has completely changed. One Friday afternoon, just "out of the blue", I became totally paralyzed from the neck down within less than one hour. I just couldn't move myself. It took a lot of time for the doctors to diagnose what I have had, but finally they came up with a long name: "Transverse Myelitis (TM)"
Paraplegic putting on hang-gliding show - Dan Buchanan lost the use of his legs in a hang-glider accident 26 years ago. Stormy weather that day caused the hang glider to hit him on the head, giving him a compression fracture. Saturday, July 7, 2007
Parentsonwheels - Priscilla Hedlin - a Paraplegic and new mom, has recently set up this web site. Check it out.
Planet Quad - I'm a 34 year old Quadriplegic, paralyzed in May of 1988 when I was 23 years old in a motorcycle accident. My level of injury is in the C 3-4 range, which lets me breath on my own, but I can't use my arms or legs at all. I'm typing with a mouthstick, one peck at a time.
QuadAntics - Robert Allen Rieck Jr. a C-5 quadriplegic tells us; "I have personally never offended an individual with a disability before--nor am I trying. My humor might be in the gray area, but others with disabilities and Walkies alike know I have an awesome attitude, love life, and just laugh about everything it throws my way. Sincere life-enjoyment mixed with humor makes people excel, and for me is a panacea."
Red Rider Studios - My name is Todd Maness. I am a handicapped artist. I use my mouth to create art. Creating art this way is more challenging, but much more rewarding. I work mostly with nature art, country scenes, and animals of all kinds. The mediums I use include pens, watercolor, and acrylics...etc.
Reesa's Nutshell - "I'm quadriplegic now. My accident was on the night of Sept 25, 1994. It was caused by a drunk driver. My life will never be the same. The woman who did this to me, will spend the next 12 years in prison, but she will walk out."
Remote-Ability | Disabilityexpo - I've been a Quadriplegic (C5-6) for the past 12+ years. I created "Remote Ability" for two reasons: I never can find products or things I'm looking for in one spot and hate going through DOZENS of magazines searching for items, or spending hours on the net hunting it down.. --Mike.
Rollingpix - is dedicated to showcasing the lives and accomplishments of wheelchair adventurers. Ralph L. Raymond IV, a C-6 Quadriplegic started Rollingpix to show people both in, and out of chairs what is possible in sports, and life, when you want it bad enough. Sports photographs and commentary is Ralph's forte.
Sitski the Adaptive Sports Website - Tom Cannalonga, Born May 7 1964 Just a "normal" all American boy. On July 26 1981...my life was changed...partying with my friends at the Jersey shore; we went to the ocean to swim before driving home...I picked up the first big wave to body surf back to shore. The wave got hold of me and slammed me down head first into the beach. With a pop, a flash of light, and an electric shock through my body, I was paralyzed...I broke my neck. I am a C6-C7 incomplete quad. The months and years to follow would be a trial I would not wish on my worst enemy. But life goes on. I found a girl friend, went back to school then got a good job. Life was not all that bad in a wheelchair. However, one thing hurt, and hurt bad. Not being able to ski really pissed me off...Then I saw a mono-skier on TV. This guy was skiing, carving turns and getting air. That was it! I had to do it. I found an adaptive ski program...and started taking lessons.
Step Now - a site set up by individuals around the globe whose lives have been affected by spinal cord injury.
The David M. Harris Website - Dave's site keeps his family and friends updated on his progress and fund raising events.
THE DIRECTORY OF MUSICIANS WITH DISABILITIES - The future is not what it used to be for disabled Musicians - www.future-link.com
The first wheel chair hot air ballon pilot - Michael Glen became the first paraplegic hot air balloon pilot in the world.
The Horizontal Paul Music Project - This music project is about my dream to be recognised as a singer/songwriter and musician. It is a hope that I can inspire the able and disabled to be creative, and not to give up on their dreams because they feel their disability limits, or prevents them, in any way. My name is Paul Simpson but was christened Horizontal Paul by a radio presenter (John Holmes) and use it to record under. We have recently set up MOBY which is a free Mobile Recording Studio for the disabled. Although we need a lot of help, we have at least demonstrated there is a demand for the service.
The Other Side of Broken - Site by John E. Smith, the father of a quadriplegic. It includes excerpts from interviews with young men and women with SCIs, commentary written by the site's creator, links, and photographs.
Turbotrailgone.com - Rod McQuade "You are about to enter the first reality website that I know of. I will be going though allot of my emotions and personal experiences. I invite you to leave any questions or comments that you have on my guest book... I received a spinal cord injury C 5/7 on 8.8.01 while out playing around after work... I'm really a newbie... but my success has been outstanding & they say that has allot to do with attitude... The damage I've done to myself was my own damn fault and damn lucky no one else got hurt. I've often thought that I'm better off with no one to blame but me because it seems easier that way to except my injury." Ed note: Another great web site geared for the newly paralyzed.
Wheelchair Body Building web-site
Wheelchair Driver: John Burgerman This a must see site if you have any and I mean any questions looking for that Right Van or Wheelchair! . T4 paraplegic has done a remarkable job getting this much information on accessible vans & equipment. I've been in a wheelchair for over 25 years yet I'm spending a lot of time on John's sites finding several items and answers to some important to me questions. -Gary
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