The energy is high this morning. Marisa Hamamoto just finished performing with Mary, a 12-year-old with Spinal Bifida, and a student of hers from Infinite Flow – A Wheelchair Dance Company, launched in January this … Read the rest
How You Can Help to Fight the Proposed Cuts to Wheelchairs!
Last year Medicare published a rule (CMS Rule 1614-F) that will place cuts on complex rehab accessories and seating. PUSHLiving.com and other advocacy groups throughout the country are sharing this information on social media as a way to … Read the rest
“My Gimpy Life” Star Teal Sherer Shares her Struggle, Joy and Triumph in First Interview since Birth of her Baby
Teal Sherer: My Gimpy Life + 2 , Husband and baby now starring!
First and foremost…How is the baby?!
River is great. I can’t believe he’s already 9 months old! He’s crawling, pulling up on … Read the rest
Blog to Follow: MourningGlory; Witty, Intelligent, Sardonic, and Edgy Beauty Tells it like it is..
The chronicles of my daily life as a disabled woman, modeling pictures, poetry, and a hefty dose of pure ridiculousness.
If you want to be captivated, shocked, amused, educated and pushed to your comfort levels, … Read the rest
“To Be or Not to Be ~ That is the Question” When Happily Ever After Turns to Rage, Despair and a Catastrophic Injury
As a little girl, I had dreams of falling in love, getting married, having babies and living happily ever after, as most young girls do. My dreams came true when I became an adult, but … Read the rest
Life: “Little old paralyzed you, can make a huge difference through one small act”
He Has a Right To Criticize, Who Has a Heart to Help
– Abraham Lincoln
For a very long time, even before I lost control of half of my body’s movements I felt insignificant. … Read the rest
Camile Flosi Araujo
I still held great regard for labels and I was then the disabled girl – limited, incapable, weighed down by the “I can’t’s”. Still holding everything I had been close to my heart.
Here is … Read the rest
Sweden: The Land of Peace, Equality, Flowers and Smiling Children
Our trip began with an arrival night dinner in Stockholm at the coolest, hippest restaurant in town, Sture Hof. The food, service, and atmosphere were a great first welcome. Even the bathroom was perfectly accessible, … Read the rest
Henry David Thoreau
If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. Image by George Anderson for … Read the rest
Spinal Cord Awareness Month Video: What is our Scene?
Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month Video montage brought to you by PhotoAbility Disability Inclusive Stock Image Library. PhotoAbility is working with real models with disabilities, versus able bodied models posing in fake wheelchairs, and photographers … Read the rest
Unresolved Anger: How constructive expression has physical and psychological benefits
Anger is an emotion that has received a bad rap. As children, many of us were told, “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” While it is true that … Read the rest
Living in a different body – By Deborah Davis
Living in a “different” body or having what many would refer to as a “disability” does not have to limit life’s abundance, joy, and meaning. It can enrich and expand it to a new dimension … Read the rest