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See the latest articles on topics related to someone using a wheelchair.
October 2020
Features
Return to Accessible Travel
What does accessible travel look like in a Covid-19 world for people with disabilities? Wheelchair users and travel experts make some sense out of the new hurtles and realities of traveling.
News
Access the World Via International Exchange
Studying abroad is an exciting option that is more viable than ever for wheelchair users, thanks to an array of scholarships and programs.
Embracing Power
Switching from a manual to a power wheelchair is a nonstarter for many wheelers, but it can be the best — or the only — move.
A Year to Employment
From the Sofa to the Workforce: Can a Diversity Employment Nonprofit Learn to Include Wheelchair Users?
Columns
Financial Entrepreneur Shawnique Cotton
Shawnique is pushing through health setbacks to make her first million dollars and help others reach financial self-sufficiency.
Thoughts on Best-Fit Computer Tech
In the fight against the machine, we have more technology options than ever to help us win the battles.
Fires to the East and West
I’ve written and edited numerous stories dealing with disasters. None of that prepared me for seeing the valley to the southwest glowing with flame.
Pathways To Employment
The first “Future of Work” event on Oct. 29 will focus on highlighting solutions that solve barriers to work and workplace complications.
Elon Musk’s Neuralink Looks to Advance Thought-Controlled Electronics
Neuralink is preparing to begin trials with SCI users.
Three Leaders Awarded $1 Million Neilsen Visionary Prize
Three SCI community leaders were awarded the $1 million Nielsen Visionary prize.
Blogs
What to Watch: Cooking in a Wheelchair
New YouTube show, "Cooking in a Wheelchair," features "low-effort" meals.
When Dysreflexia Calls
Here comes autonomic dysreflexia. You know that feeling … for me it’s a little bit of metal in the mouth, a little bit of tingling on the back of your head … its AD on its way.
Wheelchair Users in Space! An Interview with the creator of ‘Away’
The hit Netflix series "Away" showcases authentic wheelchair users and experiences.
Other Recent Articles
Meet in the Middle: COVID Travel Compromise
Here are four tips for hitting the road in the middle of a pandemic.
We’ve Been Here Before
Normally, I’d have spent the last few months tracking spinal cord injury research. Call it all to a halt.
Wheelchair Confidential: Fire Alarmed
I attended a crowded Friday evening event on the fourth floor of a newly-remodeled, century-old building. On the way up, it felt novel to be ...
Safeish Travels During COVID
Here is what I did to prepare, how things actually went and what I learned from being forced to travel during the pandemic.
News October 2020
Disability Goes Partisan. One Million Dollars! Cooking in a Wheelchair. Disability Friendly Colleges. The Cyborgs Are All in Your Head. Keep Staring.
Pandemic ‘Success’
Finding ways to stay sane is more important than ever, and to my surprise, I’m finding solace in my nightly writing.