Quad Connection - Personal Websites & Articles pertaining to Quadriplegia
Matt's Place, Inc A Massachusetts man is trying to make it into the Guinness Book of World Records as he makes a trek from Boston to California in his motorized wheelchair. Matt Eddy is a quadriplegic and the goal of his trip is to raise money and awareness of the need for housing for folks with severe disabilities.
Ken Kunken continues to inspire and motivate people throughout the country. In his talks, Ken shares his life story and the lessons that he has learned since he was injured during a college football game at Cornell University in 1970. The injury severed Ken's spinal cord, leaving him a quadriplegic, almost totally paralyzed from the shoulders down.
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Heart of a champion: Wheelchair doesn’t stop quadriplegic athlete. Bonnie Lewkowicz, 53, is quadriplegic, in a wheelchair since age 15 when she was injured in an accident on an all-terrain vehicle. That never stopped her from pursuing her passions. All of them. http://www.jweekly.com
Andrew Harrison The 23-year-old was fishing with friends about five years ago when he decided to dive into a river, a dive that would leave him a quadriplegic. Mr Harrison is now a champion wheelchair rugby player, who has represented Australia and Victoria and heads off to the US in June with the Australian Steelers.
Geoff Holt is an English sailor from Portsmouth, now based in Southampton, Hampshire. Paralyzed in an accident at the age of eighteen, in 2007 he became the first quadriplegic yachtsman to sail solo around Great Britain. In December 2007 he was named BBC South Sports Personality of the Year. In December 2009 he set out to cross the Atlantic Ocean on his yacht the Impossible Dream, aiming to become the first quadriplegic to do so.
Tracy Todd was an active lady who loved sport and outdoor activities yet her life changed irrevocably when a tragic accident left her a quadriplegic. Yet she has learned that you do not need to walk to be able to soar in life. http://www.tracytodd.co.za/
Advice for People Living with Quadriplegia. Learn How to Support People Suffering from Spinal Cord Injuries. Inspirational Speaker and quadriplegic, Tracy Todd, ensures that there is hope after spinal cord injuries. In this article she shares advice about living with paralysis. suite101.com
Bozarth's career as a professional pilot officially ended in 1989 after an automobile accident near his Dallas home left him paralyzed from the neck down with minimal control of his shoulder muscles. Even though the accident forced him out of aviation, he immediately set about the task of reinventing himself.
Foster Andersen's life is a testimony to the boundless strength of the human spirit. Although he found himself a C5-6 quadriplegic after a motorcycle accident at seventeen years of age, Foster refused to be defeated by his initial depression, frustration, anger, cynicism, and hopelessness. With the support of family and friends, and most of all, through his tenacious will to survive and continue a creative and productive life, he began formulating new goals and transforming his situation into a "Second Life." www.sharedadventures.org
Heather Proud Dis?Ability on the Internet
A Quadriplegic since age fifteen, when she fell from a cliff above a waterfall. ver the past fourteen years I have learned much by working, counseling, socializing, studying, advocating, observing, playing, and interacting with individuals with disabilities (IWD). It is still amazing to me that I have adjusted to being paralyzed for over half of my young life, and yet I feel so fortunate to have a good quality of life. I am excited and interested to learn about the Internet the ways it has opened up vast new worlds to IWD by greatly increasing our interactivity and functionality in the world. Continue to read HERE
Jamie
Dunross is a gifted sailor who wants to show the
world
and himself that truly anything is possible. Jamie
became a C5 quadriplegic in a gold pouring accident at Meekatharra in 1988. He now wants to become the first
quadriplegic yachtsman to sail around the world
single-handed and unassisted. His story of recovery from
near suicidal depression to the peak of his sport, a gold
medal at the 2000 Paralympic Games, is an impressive one
that offers genuine inspiration.
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NEWS: A quadriplegic woman who sailed around the UK using
just the power of her breath to control her yacht is set to
take on another adventure.
Hilary Lister is to tackle the waters of the Middle East and
sail solo around the Kingdom of Bahrain. It will raise
awareness and funds for the disabled charity Bahrain
Mobility International, known as BMI.
The 37-year-old Oxford graduate from Faversham is paralysed
from the neck down. She started using a wheelchair at 15
because of a progressive neurological disorder called reflex
sympathetic dystrophy. Read the full story
HERE
The Fishing Doc - Enabling the Disabled Angler to Enjoy Fishing
For those of you who are not aware of the history behind the conception of “The Fishing Doc” pole, Doc was paralyzed just under 5 years ago and had recently passed away. He loved to fish so the company that employed his wife Cindy invested a ton of money to develop and patent a fishing rod for the paralyzed. Doc’s love of the outdoors and determination to not allow his physical limitations keep him from doing what he loves, influenced a group at Orscheln to provide a product that allows those with limited physical abilities to enjoy fishing. The full story can be read on the website.
"Look Mom, No Hands!"
http://www.lookmomnohands.net/ It's 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
A wheelchair-bound, quadriplegic New Jersey man who waged a 2-1/2-year battle to buy a gun has the right to a firearm permit, a judge ruled Wednesday. UPI.com
Mouth and Foot Painting Artists (MFPA). Formed in 1956, the MFPA is an international, for-profit association wholly owned and run by disabled artists to help them meet their financial needs. Members paint with brushes held in their mouths or feet as a result of a disability sustained at birth or through an accident or illness that prohibits them from using their hands. http://www.mfpausa.com/
Quadriplegic rides 620 miles from San Francisco to La Jolla
Sean Simonson, of Palo Alto, is among the first quadriplegics to tackle the week-long ride to raise money for the Challenged Athletes Foundation, arrived in his hometown today to cheers from supporters..... Read full article OCRegister.com
Dedicated to providing computers for people who are physically disabled and need a helping hand.
David Pells is a c5/6 tetra who has just put together a blog regarding life with spinal cord injury. You can view it here; http://www.thetetrablog.com/
The story of how I became a quadriplegic by Randal Rodgers
My story more or less begins and ends at the same place. Life is so fragile and any of us are but one heartbeat from a situation that could drastically alter our lifestyle or even take our life. This thought alone would cause any of us to be thankful for every breath we are privileged to breathe, which is why it amazes me when one gives this treasure of life to purposes other than to serve the God who gave it ..... The Test of a Lifetime
RED RIDER STUDIOS - My name is Todd Maness. I am a handicapped artist. I use my mouth to create my artwork. Creating art this way is more challenging, but much more rewarding. My artwork rivals the art of artist that use their hands to create art. I work mostly with nature art, country scenes, and animals of all kinds. The mediums I use include pens, watercolor, and acrylics. I also do some computer graphics. I do motivational speeches to groups of people or anyone who asks me. Visit my art gallery to see for yourself.
Greg Harry Studio - Greg played the guitar for about 15 years before an accident left him a quadriplegic, now he writes on a computer with a stick in his mouth.
PROFESSIR X- DJ - Rapper - Video Editor - Advocate - Quadriplegic. In 1987, Richard Gaskin, a Queens NY resident, was shot by a friend over a personal dispute. The result would change Richard's life and those around him forever.
This spinal cord information site presents material that was helpful in not only understanding what devastation a spinal cord injury causes, but what we, as a family had to learn quickly to properly care for the well-being of our youngest son, Jerry. The site was established by Jerry Haney after his spinal cord injury that left him a quadriplegic. Jerry, passed from this life to a better place on June 29, 2001.
Afshin was born on August 29th 1969 in Tehran Iran. Eldest of four brothers. Schooled in Tehran, followed by university where he gained an honors degree in agriculture. Afshin had always had an interest in art since he was a child and his first attempt at an exhibition was very successful and lead Afshin taking up art full time. His second Exhibition was criticized as being too erotic, displaying material of an explicit nature. At this time in Iran this type of art was banned. Afshin arrived in England in 1997 seeking political asylum following an accident in Iran which left Afshin as a Tetraplegic (resulting in him being paralyzed from below the chest down)
Singer, Songwriter, has Muscular Dystrophy.
Read thousands of quadriplegic stories on Mixx submitted recently by people like you. "quadriplegic" Stories - Mixx
Adaptive Products for Independent Living and Recreation Video Game Joysticks for Quadriplegics - Spinal Cord Injuries Big Button Electric Bed Controllers for people who can't use their fingers Sip-Puff Switches for people who can't use their hands