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Your Housing Rights As A Disabled Renter
The Fair Housing Act (FHA) is in place to help protect disabled renters from discrimination, as well as to give them certain rights and accommodations they may need to enjoy their homes. In other...
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Living With A Disability: Simple Ways To Make Life Easier
Is living with a disability presenting you with new, unexpected challenges? You’re not alone. Every day, people facing a wide range of disabilities are forced to find new solutions to what, for others,...
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‘Push Girls:’ Challenging Standard Perceptions About Life In A Wheelchair
You don’t find us recommending television shows often in this blog, but there’s something new on the Sundance Channel that you might want to check out if you use a wheelchair, or if someone you care...
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Getting Active After You’ve Had A Spinal Cord Injury: 4 Tips
It takes time to recover from a spinal cord injury and adjust to the changes in your life. But as you progress, you’ll want to become increasingly more active. Becoming active has many benefits,...
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Spinal Cord Injury: A Guide To Managing Pain
A spinal cord injury refers to any type of damage to the nerves located at the end of the spinal canal or the spinal cord itself. Oftentimes, when you suffer from this type of injury, it seems as...
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Key Nutritional Considerations When You’re In A Wheelchair
When you’re in a wheelchair, key nutritional considerations have to be factored into your long-term health and fitness. A wheelchair user tends to have a higher risk of certain health problems,...
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When You’re In A Wheelchair: 5 Health Issues You Want To Avoid
When you’re in a wheelchair, it’s important to look after your overall health. Getting around can be hard enough. You don’t want to have to contend with any secondary health conditions. Here are five...
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Staying Fit When You Have A Spinal Cord Injury
The Veterans Department estimates that nearly 300,000 people in the United States have some form of spinal cord injury. The majority of these injuries happen to people between the ages of 16 and 30 —...
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7 Coping Strategies for Dealing with a Sudden Disability
Sudden life-altering illnesses are often accompanied by severe depression and doubt. When your life has been flipped upside down, dealing with a sudden disability can be a struggle. Here are seven ways...
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Your New Life On Wheels: Moving On
The need to use a wheelchair can arise from an accident, illness or simply the deterioration of health as you grow older. Dealing with the change can be stressful due to the numerous adaptations your...
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