There may be a new, medical reason for disabled individuals to get a tongue piercing. Strange as it may seem, a professor at Georgia Tech, Maysam Ghovanloo, is working on a new wheelchair technology that would allow individuals with spinal cord injuries to control their power chairs and other devices through a magnet in metal [...]
Last year, I was introduced to the Madison Claire Foundation and I am happy to say that the foundation is still working hard to make their accessible playground a success. The foundation and playground are named after a beautiful little girl taken away much too soon because of SMA (Spinal Muscular Atrophy), which is under the [...]
So now that my garden box has been built and placed in the yard where it’s easily accessible (aka, a relatively flat spot in the yard where I’m less likely to get stuck), it was time to fill the sucker. Wait . . . HOW much dirt will this hold? Holy crap, did I [...]
Last Summer, I had an intense desire to start a garden. Yes, you read that right. Summer. I’m not the greatest at planning ahead at times. So this year, the gardening bug hit me early and Ben made me a simple garden box - something that was easy for me to reach from my wheelchair, [...]
One blogging trick that most of us use, is to check search engine inquiries that land people on our sites. It should come as no surprise that, a lot of my search engine results are questions about disabilities. And being the awesome, I-will-answer-anything-you-ask, crippled girl that I am, I felt that many of these burning questions require a [...]
Mona first told me her idea for Glitter during Sparklecorn at Blogher13. This was after she stood behind me, waiting for my brain to connect the dots and realize the gorgeous red head was one of my favorite bloggers, Dead Cow Girl. In my defense, there was a lot going on at that moment. Megan [...]
It’s been a week and a half since I brought my van home from the mobility shop. Last Monday, Ben and I headed up to Harrisburg to do my final checkout. Basically, it meant making sure that all the parts were working properly, that I could reach the pedals and controls, and then signing a [...]
Guess who finally has an update on the van situation? Here’s a hint: Last Monday, I was up at the mechanic to do a “fitting”, where they basically make sure I can reach the pedals, steering wheel, etc. before they bolt everything down. This is what the driver’s side looked like, before the pedals were [...]
The Madison Claire Foundation is asking for donations to help them raise the money for a special swing for their playground, Madison’s Place, that allows for handicapped kids to get their hands on some awesome, accessible play time. This fundraising event is today only, and it really touches close to home for me. If you [...]
I don’t know about you, but I’m getting sick of these updates not including photos of my happy ass driving away in my van. After the van was dropped off at the mechanic’s to be shipped across the country to have the floor lowered, I learned through emails that they expected to have the van [...]
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