Conquering The Mountain. After overcoming her diagnosis and refusing to let MS get the best of her, Dina became the first woman in the world to ski 34,500 vertical feet uphill in 12 [...]
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Adaptive Exercise That’s Actually Fun! The popular term is “Wii-Hab,” and rehab facilities all across the country are utilizing the Wii to help people with physical disabilities regain strength, mobility, and dexterity again. If they’re doing it, why not do it at home too? [...] Acupuncture and Spinal Cord Injury. Many swear by it, but acupuncture remains a controversial treatment for any condition, let alone SCI. The author didn’t just research it. She tried it herself. [...] What Is Caudal Regression Syndrome? “There was no learning curve as I tried to educate myself on this rare and little-researched condition. This time, I wasn’t just reading about anonymous patient in a textbook; I was learning about my own newborn baby’s [...] In May, New York City honors one of the pioneers of the disability rights movement. By Amy Meisner-Threet Most people involved in the disability rights movement since the 1970s know the name Frieda Zames—not just in New York, where Zames lived all of her life, or even the United States, but all over the world. She was not large in stature, but her spirit and influence were huge. I did not have the privilege of knowing Frieda in life, but I have heard her name since I entered the disability community. I spoke at length with her partner of 32 years, Michael [...] | PARENTING By Jessica Haber I have shared with you in past columns some of the physical difficulties I had when my son was in infant and the adjustments and changes that I made, as a mother with a spinal cord injury, to take care of him. As he grows older, we have different challenges to face and more opportunities to find creative solutions. It is no longer just a matter of adapting baby furniture and modifying my home; now it’s also about being a mother with a disability in the often inaccessible world outside. | TRAVEL By Andrea Jehn Kennedy Traveling with a wheelchair always requires diligent preparation. But if you want to challenge yourself with a destination that is not only outside the US but off the map for accessibility (i.e., not Europe or the UK), you’re going to have to expect some barriers, embrace your limitations, use what resources already exist, take a lot of notes, and place a lot of calls and e-mails. But wherever you’ve got a calling to go, by all means go! | TECH EDGE By John M. Williams Reading is one of the greatest pleasures of my life. I devour novels, history books, biographies of great men and women, and short stories. Edgar Allen Poe and Mark Twain are my favorite short story writers. Their writings transport me either backwards or forwards into different eras. I would develop mental apathy if I could not read. At 63, it is difficult for me to read type smaller than 10 point. I sometimes use a magnifying glass to read. One of the most frustrating areas for me when reading is dealing with hyphenations when the [...] | MS PERSPECTIVES By Ed Lash I was watching the news about a year ago and saw an interview with a woman in her mid-90s. They asked her what she attributed her long life to. Her face brightened and she answered, “I have always smiled a lot.” She may have been on to something. | Polio Tips and Techniques By Dr. Richard L. Bruno I got a call from a very upset power wheelchair-using patient. She had gone for a mammogram the week before and just got a message that there was a shadow on her left breast and that she needed to come back for another mammogram. The next available appointment: Two months! She believed that the technicians couldn’t get her powerchair close enough to the X-ray machine to get a clear picture because they didn’t take the time to let her remove the powerchair’s joystick. After making a few calls, I got the patient [...] An accessible garage? Rosemarie Rossetti offers insights and tips on how to get more than parking and storage space out of your garage. [...] Natalia Mendez with tips about natural alternatives to harsh pharmaceuticals for common health problems affecting spinal cord injuries. [...] | Kids In Action Yvette Silver www.yvettesilver.com By Kathleen M. Muldoon During my infamous eighth grade year, our English teacher assigned us a major project. In a typed paper of at least six pages, we were to explain who we would like to be for one day. We were allowed to choose anyone, from any time in history, past or present, male or female. The only restriction was that this person had to have actually lived (or still be living)—in other words, no picking Bugs Bunny or Superman. I thought long and hard about this, first because the project would count as 50% [...] Check out Bonesy and his buddy Zip as these wheelies pair up and head out on a para-transit [...] United Spinal, Big Apple officials, and United’s Accessibility Services get it together on world class state-of-the-art- accessible skating [...] |
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