May 2014 will mark the 3rd annual celebration of National Mobility Awareness Month. In conjunction with National Mobility Awareness Month, the National Mobility Equipment Dealer’s Association (NMEDA) urges “local heroes” — those individuals living with a disability or those who have dedicated their time to helping someone with a disability — to share their stories of triumph over the everyday obstacles of living with mobility challenges. With the assistance of...
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The Reeve Foundation awards Quality of Life grants, conceived by the late Dana Reeve, to programs or projects that improve the daily lives of people with paralysis, with some emphasis on but not limited to paralysis caused by spinal cord injuries. She started the Quality of Life grants program to recognize and support organizations that help...
Affordable Colleges Online, an organization dedicated to providing free higher education tools and information for current and future college students and their families, has recently published a new resource for students with disabilities, titled “Making College Affordable: A Guide for Students with Disabilities.” Multiple experts...
There are so many barriers to getting exercise after you've had a spinal cord injury that it is easy to be discouraged or feel that it is impossible. But regular physical activity is important for staying healthy and feeling good, especially if you have an SCI. And while there are obvious challenges, it is still possible to exercise after SCI....
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02/26/2014 - 4:00pmSHORT HILLS, N.J., Feb. 26, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, a leading nonprofit dedicated to curing spinal cord injury and improving care for people living with paralysis, announced it has awarded $500,...
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02/23/2014 - 2:47amThe 2014 Women’s World Wheelchair Basketball Championship will be held at Toronto, Canada this year, and the draw has been announced.
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02/21/2014 - 7:35amSoftwheel's new technology ensures wheelchair users don't come to any harm when going down stairs.
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02/19/2014 - 12:19pmAs a hockey fan, I love the intensity and talent of the Olympic games and watching my favorite players from the NY Rangers playing for their respective countries. Not long after the Olympics wrap-up, the Paralympic Games begin so in preparation, here...
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02/19/2014 - 5:36amThree-dimensional printer makers 3D systems have been working with robotic exoskeleton maker Ekso Bionics to make a custom suit for test pilot Amanda Boxtel, who was paralysed in a fall on the slopes of Aspen, Colorado in 1992. Despite being told that...
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