2/15/12: Making Things Easy Again: Quad with badass knife (and skills)
You gotta check out this video of Chris Colwell, a C5-6 quadriplegic who recently moved to Dubai, who has the best knife skills I’ve ever seen a quad possess. Read More »
February 15, 2012
February 9, 2012
2/9/12: What would you tell your teenage self?
If you could go back in time, what would you tell yourself to make the path ahead a bit easier? Read More »
January 29, 2012
1/28/12: The small and sassy blogger, Jane Hash
In episode #82 of No Free Rides, Tiffiny is joined by Jane Hash, a fun-loving woman with Osetogenesis Imperfecta who hosts her own podcast and is making a documentary about her one-of-a-kind life. Read More »
January 28, 2012
1/28/12: Meet forever rocker Jason Becker
Jason Becker, a rising metal guitarist who at 20 was diagnosed with ALS (he played for Cacophony and the David Lee Roth band in the late 1980’s), refuses to raise the white flag and is still composing music. Read More »
January 23, 2012
1/23/12: “Push Girls” coming to TV
A new reality show “Push Girls,” featuring four female wheelchair-users, has been green-lighted by the Sundance Channel. The show will change misconceptions of disability and so much more. Read More »
January 18, 2012
1/18/12: Paralyzed Scottish songstress loses battle with cancer
The U.K. version of American Idol, The X Factor, helped catapult Kerry McGregor, a paraplegic from a fall at age 13, into stardom. Last week she passed away from bladder cancer. Read my blog
December 28, 2011
12/28/11: Podcast 81 – Jennifer Longdon, an advocate with heart
In episode #81 of No Free Rides, Tiffiny is joined by Jennifer Longdon, a fighter of a paraplegic who’s taking on everything from accessible realty and passe attitudes to disabilities to bringing diversity to Project Runway. Read More »
December 17, 2011
12/17/11: The Laurent House – 1940′s accessibility by Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright was commissioned by paralyzed vet William Laurent in 1949 to build this historic 2,500 sq ft home, and now it will become a museum. Read More »
December 16, 2011
12/16/11: Ableism – a term you should know
Ableism, referring to how a lot of people actually feel but would never admit, needs to be taken down. Read More »
December 12, 2011
12/12/11: Give IZ Adaptive this Christmas
Looking for the perfect gift for someone who uses a wheelchair? Anything from IZ Adaptive should do the trick and Christmas gift certificates are now available! Read More »