Editor’s Note: Over three decades ago, Michigander Shelly Loose swerved in her car to avoid hitting a deer and broke her neck. After several months of rehabilitation in the hospital, she was released and returned home as a wheelchair user. In 2007, she discovered the Ms. Wheelchair America competition and went on to become the […]
What was simply meant to be two best friends hiking El Camino de Santiago together, as literally millions have done before them, turned out to be so much more than either of them could have ever imagined or expected. In the documentary I’ll Push You, we follow the two men, as one pushes the other […]
I serve as the executive director of the SBAGNE. One of my primary roles is fundraising. I go out in the community and speak at different events and try to get the cash flow into the association to provide us the means to do our programming. Focusing on Family, Self-Esteem, and a Healthy Lifestyle We […]
Editor’s Note: Wilderness on Wheels (WOW) is a foundation and a 501(c)(3) non-profit offering accessible hiking, camping and fishing near Grant, Colorado. Wheel:Life writer, Betsy Bailey, chatted with the managing director, Barbara Cramer, to get their full story. Roger West and the Beginnings of WOW Many years ago, a gentleman named Roger West bought the […]
Editor’s note: Kerstin Beise, a German physiotherapist, who also has an academic background in Indonesian history, is the founder of AccessibleIndonesia. She visited Indonesia for the first time with her father at the age of 14 and fell in love. She has now been living there for nearly two decades. Her aim with AccessibleIndonesia is […]
The way we shop has changed completely in the last decade, moving from the mall to the computer screen. The change has been a good one for consumers, forcing retailers to compete by offering first-rate customer service, high quality products, competitive pricing, and convenient delivery right to your door. It seems that every industry has […]
One of the most universal challenges we see in the Wheel:Life community is the issue of how best to obtain or sell an accessible vehicle. Financing poses challenges, in addition to what makes sense for your family or your individual needs. That’s why we were thrilled to discover a website – www.BLVD.com – that exists […]
