New robotic arm will open the door for you wherever you go
DORA was designed to be the handiest robo-doorman in existence. But is the design practical?
Why did Texas police shoot paraplegic folk singer, Andrew Reid?
Last week, a Canadian folk musician paralyzed in a surfing accident in ten years ago, was fatally shot by Texas police during an altercation. He had been roadtripping from California to Austin to visit a friend.
Antidepressants used to heal spinal injuries. What’s next?
Read about this surprising use of Lexapro here.
- Tiff
Geron releases new data, shares up
Well it looks like the quads of the world are now in the running to get cured first (jokey joke, well maybe), according to the latest embryonic stem cell research data released by Geron Corp last week. Tumors in the thorasic region, but not the cervical region? How curious.
This study better end up curing someone. I hate long movies with shitty endings.
- Tiff
Should this blog be discussing Glee?

Yes, no, is it worth mentioning that a character with a disability is getting some major attention over at FOX? What say you? I haven’t gotten into the show myself. What can I say, show choir never appealed to me.
- Tiff
Best music video ever? YES.
Lady Gaga’s latest music video (it came out 3 days ago and has over 6 million hit already), “Bad Romance,” is pretty much the best music video ever made. It’s freaky, a bit scary, HIGH FASHION and sexy as hell. Look for the hot guys with the metal on their faces and Lady Gaga’s fabulous retro ’80s look in the red number. HAWT. I seriously can’t stop watching it.

App displays speed (mph and kph) and direction real-time, and will include an on-chair charger and “Chair Doctor.”
A new class taught in Toronto teaches self-dense skills from a seated position, and believe it or not some of them work (pretty good too).
Was the woman in a wheelchair a message about the Swine Flu…or was it just another attempt by Lady Gaga to screw with our minds?
24 year old actress Kelly-Marie Stewart hadn’t planned on being the “wheelchair actress,” but life is full of unexpected surprises and illnesses