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SCI Superstar: Rick Hansen
One of Canada's most beloved athletes, Rick Hansen at age 25 pushed 40,000 km around the world. Now 55, discover what Rick Hansen has been up to since his legendary 'Man in Motion' tour (fun fact- did you know he met his wife on the tour?).
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Brazil loves wheelchair fashion (yes really)
In the colorful country of Brazil (love this place) they have completely taken to wheelchair fashion, and Candida Cirino (her site) is a fashion designer who designs clothes for those with spinal cord injuries.
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Animals and wheelchairs: Cute-ifying disability
Call it a trend, or maybe a new revelation, but the masses have discovered (thanks to viral videos) that they absolutely love animals in wheelchairs. It started with cats and dogs in wheelchairs, and now even goldfish and baby pigs, like Chris P. Bacon from Florida, are getting in on the action.
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SCI Superstar: Esther Vergeer
This 31 year old from the Netherlands (paralyzed at 8 in a botched surgery) went on to become the reigning queen of wheelchair tennis - was unbeaten for over 12 years and won over 660 matches. Read all about Esther Vergeer (and her recent retirement plans).
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“Cruise ship from Hell” inaccessible too
When the Carnival Triumph stopped working in the middle of the ocean last week, it was a nightmare for Carnival Cruise Lines, but for people with disabilities who've been on this awful boat before? A sense of sweet vindication.
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Wife of quadriplegic publishes beautiful ebook on caregiving
Wife of a quadriplegic, Dana Brown Ritter (she writes a really awesome disability relationship blog, LoveLikeThisLife.com), has published her first ebook based on the most popular blog post she's ever written, "We Are," a poem written for all the wives of quads (really powerful stuff).
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SCI Superstar: Francesco Clark
Francesco Clark, a very hip C4 quad (injured 11 years ago), who went on to found his skincare company, Clark's Botanicals (and he's undergoing some exciting stem cell treatments too).
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Paralyzed speed racers hitting the big time
Michael Johnson and Matt Speakman, two men with paraplegia are the only two in the world with a spinal cord injury racing right now at a professional level. The younger of the two, Michael Johnson (pictured above) has dreams of making it to the Indy 500.
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Your disability photos can make you money
Why let your photos sit on your hard drive when they can make you money? A new photo site is aiming to do just that.