Meet the woman behind charity fighting to find a cure for spinal cord injuries Mon, 07 Jan 2019 10:45:01 +0000
The Herald speaks with Kiwis who have been on the edge of death, had their world tipped upside down, overcome their darkest moments and are now paying it forward. Cycling to the base of Mt Everest, completing the New York Marathon and raising more than $10 million for Spinal Cord Injury research – all in… Continue Reading »
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‘Changing Places’ Restroom Increases Accessibility For O’Hare Passengers With Disabilities Sun, 06 Jan 2019 16:14:36 +0000
Chicago (CBS) — O’Hare International Airport now offers a new level of service for travelers with disabilities, and advocates say this is just the beginning. Located at Terminal 2, the new “Changing Places” restroom features an adult changing table, motorized lift system and a wheelchair-accessible shower as well as a toilet and sink. Advocacy groups… Continue Reading »
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Sleep-Disordered Breathing: Imposing Challenges in Spinal Cord Injury Fri, 04 Jan 2019 21:13:07 +0000
Patients with spinal cord injury or disease (SCI/D) are 3 to 4 times more likely to have sleep disordered breathing (SDB) than individuals in the general population. The prevalence of SDB — both central and obstructive sleep apnea — ranges from 27% to 82% in patients with subacute and chronic SCI/D. The Why and How… Continue Reading »
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Langevin Presides Over House Opening 116th Congress Fri, 04 Jan 2019 20:43:46 +0000
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI), the first quadriplegic elected to Congress, presided over the U.S. House of Representatives Jan. 3, during the opening day of the 116th Congress. As Speaker pro tempore, Langevin managed debate on the first day of the new Democratic majority as the House prepared to vote to end the Trump… Continue Reading »
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StemCyte Receives Phase II Investigational New Drug (IND) Clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Thu, 03 Jan 2019 22:56:08 +0000
BALDWIN PARK, Calif., Jan. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — StemCyte is pleased to announce that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), on December 14, 2018, approved its Phase II Investigational New Drug (IND) application for Allogeneic Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA)-Matched Umbilical Cord Blood Mononuclear Stem Cells (UCBMNC) (MC001) for the treatment of spinal cord injury. MC001… Continue Reading »
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Paralyzed former rock climber explores cutting-edge science in Toronto Wed, 02 Jan 2019 23:08:53 +0000
Before a devastating rock-climbing accident paralyzed Michael Garton from the neck down, he never thought he would be trading in carabiners for test tubes. But when he went back to school for a degree in Chemistry, he surprised himself. Working on the cutting edge of science felt similar to scaling the edge of a cliff,… Continue Reading »
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How I fell in love with my wheelchair – Tim Rushby-Smith Tue, 25 Dec 2018 20:22:28 +0000
Don’t ever call me ‘wheelchair bound’. My wheelchair doesn’t bind me – it liberates me! The wheelchair represents many different things, depending on the beholder’s personal experience. Many is the time I have been acutely aware that my wheelchair makes me the living embodiment of that blue symbol that adorns bathrooms and parking spaces. I… Continue Reading »
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Voice-operated Camera for Journalist in Need Mon, 24 Dec 2018 04:04:33 +0000
This journalist needed a voice-operated camera, but there was ‘nothing’ on the market. So he made her one As a trapeze performer, Carolyn Pioro made flying and flipping through the air look easy. Movement, she once said, was her life. That changed forever in September 2005. Pioro was training for a performance with a Toronto-based… Continue Reading »
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Eddie – the dog paralyzed after being struck by two cars – is getting new wheels Fri, 21 Dec 2018 01:30:59 +0000
Eddie the dog is getting a spiffy new wheelchair. Angela Parker, owner of the husky-German shepherd who was paralyzed in September after being struck by two cars, said a man contacted her after The Sun Times published a story about Eddie with an offer to donate a mobility cart. The cart will fit three-year-old Eddie,… Continue Reading »
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How a Man With Tetraplegia Plays Gran Turismo Sport with His Mouth Wed, 19 Dec 2018 11:18:40 +0000
Injured in a motorcycle accident, Alvaro Blanco is now able to play video games with something called a Quadstick. After a motorcycle accident injured his spinal cord, Alvaro Blanco was no longer able to use his hands and feet to control his favorite racing game — but that wasn’t about to stop him from playing.… Continue Reading »
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