March 31, 2011

Spin 2.0: Does marriage without a license satisfy?

Filed under: Dating on Wheels,Relationships,Wheelchair life — Tiffiny @ 1:41 pm

Its not unheard of in the disability community for couples who want to get married, to bypass the official license, and just have the religious ceremony. Getting married in the eyes of the US government means you’ll lose benefits…read more

March 28, 2011

3/28/11: Podcast #72 – Coping and dating with quad Shawn Dean

Filed under: Dating on Wheels,No Free Rides,Relationships — Tiffiny @ 4:45 pm

In episode #72 of No Free Rides, Tiffiny talks with lawyer and single and looking quadriplegic, Shawn R. Dean. They discuss the nuances of coping with a life-changing injury, and Tiffiny tries to persuade Shawn to try a dating site. Read More »

March 19, 2011

Spin 2.0: Wheelchair boxing is calling my name

Filed under: Stay fit — Tiffiny @ 4:53 pm

When you can only move half the muscles in your arms and nothing more, exercising them in such a way that a) isn’t tiring right away and b) can still produce an effective workout, is like the Holy Grail for quads. Read more

March 18, 2011

Spin 2.0: Wheelchair vehicle gets $50 million loan

Filed under: Cool Technology,Disabilities in the media,Uncategorized — Tiffiny @ 10:23 am

I am happy, nay THRILLED, to announce that the MV-1, a wheelchair accessible vehicle that looks like a morphed SUV/van with an extra wide ramp, has been given $50 million by the Department of Energy. Read more

March 15, 2011

Spin 2.0: A spoon in my candy bowl

Filed under: Make me laugh — Tiffiny @ 2:39 pm

When you have a disability, you’ll find a lot of things aren’t as easy, but the pure unadulterated joy of consuming candy shouldn’t be one of them. Read the rest

March 8, 2011

Spin 2.0: Time to jump the exo-train?

Filed under: Cool Technology,Wheelchair life — Tiffiny @ 11:34 am

For cure-purists, some still think exoskeletons are the wrong direction we should be going in, but what if this is as good as it gets? Read more

March 5, 2011

Dating on Wheels: Ex-bf words can’t break her bones

Filed under: Dating on Wheels,Relationships,Uncategorized — Tiffiny @ 6:02 pm

After Tori, a paraplegic, and her boyfriend broke up, he just had to send the super mean email. Read More »

March 3, 2011

Dating on Wheels: Coping with dating discimination

Filed under: Dating on Wheels,Relationships,Uncategorized — Tiffiny @ 1:32 pm

Check out the first entry in my new dating column. Read More »

March 1, 2011

Spin 2.0: Zach Anner wins own Oprah network show

Filed under: Disabilities in the media,Wheelchair life — Tiffiny @ 2:18 pm

Oprah, John Mayer, Daniel Tosh and about 6 million other people love this guy: Zach Anner, the hysterical guy-in-a-wheelchair. Soon his new TV show, Rollin’ Around the World with Zach Anner, may have you feeling the same way. Read More »