March 8, 2012

3/8/12: Dreaming of a hot pink Trackchair

Filed under: I Feel Pretty,Wheelchair life — Tiffiny @ 12:07 pm

Oh the places I’d go if I had a hot pink Trackchair. I’d muscle through crazy mud pits in the middle of the woods. I’d roll onto curbs without a curb-cut just to show off. Read this entry

February 27, 2012

2/27/12: Learn Something New: Pushing your butt through the grass (and sand) alive

Filed under: Must-Watch Videos,Wheelchair life — Tiffiny @ 12:26 pm

It’s a scary jungle out there when you can’t walk. WildKat TV’s “how-to” terrain wheelchair videos are just the thing for freshies with no clue. Watch here

February 25, 2012

2/26/12: Podcast #83 – Canuck Quad Chef Cory Parsons

Filed under: podcast,Uncategorized,Wheelchair life — Tiffiny @ 5:29 pm

 

In episode #83 of No Free Rides, Tiffiny is joined by Cory Parsons, a dynamo chef with quadriplegia who lives on the beautiful, seafood laden Vancouver Island.  Read More »

February 23, 2012

2/23/11: Sexy wheelchair dance film to premiere

What some people are calling Dirty Dancing on wheels, Musical Chairs is a romantic comedy set in the world of wheelchair ballroom dancing, directed by Susan Seidelman of Desperately Seeking SusanRead this blog

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 »

February 7, 2012

2/7/12: Get smarter, watch videos

Filed under: Movies, TV to check out,Wheelchair life — Tiffiny @ 2:50 pm

“How-to” online disability videos make us way more informed than our disabled predecessors and are one of my favorite ways to learn. Read this blog

January 31, 2012

1/31/12: Woman moves wheelchair car plant to US

Filed under: Wheelchair life — Tiffiny @ 11:54 am

What Stacy Zoern, a lawyer, just pulled off down in Pflugerville, Texas should be on front page of The Wall Street Journal. She just moved a Hungarian wheelchair smart car manufacturer to Texas. Read More »

January 28, 2012

1/28/12: Meet forever rocker Jason Becker

Filed under: Disabilities in the media,Wheelchair life — Tiffiny @ 1:45 pm

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 »

December 31, 2011

12/31/11: Erasing stereotypes, with your job

Filed under: Ponderings,Wheelchair life — Tiffiny @ 12:29 pm

From rolling tattoo artists to medical doctors who use wheelchairs, the power of being in a profession the world doesn’t expect is huge. Read More »

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