Reeve Foundation Paralysis Community

Ever want to travel the world? No problem!All traveling can be a little stressful, but our Traveling with Your Wheelchair piece highlights four wheelchair travelers who tell us how fabulous traveling can be. From cruising to going on a safari, you really...

British model, artist, and advocate for people living with disabilities, Sophie Morgan, visited the Foundation last week with Canadian fashion designer Izzy Camilleri. Sophie is living with paralysis from the chest down due to a motor vehicle accident...

This story from Nature.com:With hundreds of poorly regulated clinics that offer unproven stem-cell therapies now running, notably in China and Thailand, the episode is a warning to patients who may be considering such treatment. The patient had lupus...

My name is Christine (pictured). I am 21, from Germany, and a summer intern here at the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. A couple of weekends ago, I had the amazing opportunity to volunteer for They Will Surf Again (TWSA), a program of the...

You may recognize the name Michael Graves (pictured). You may have his tea pot. Just one of his many products. He is a big time architect who has been living with paralysis since 2003. He is working with the Smithsonian on an exhibition called "Revealing...

The largest annual wheelchair sports competition in the world is being held this next week (July 4 - July 9 in Denver, CO). The National Veterans Wheelchair Games offers 17 different sports to Veterans who use wheelchairs due to spinal cord injuries,...

Disability.gov has coverage of testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives' Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness and Response. It's long, and important mind you. The topic was appropriate with storm season...

Susie Essman of HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm will headline the Reeve Foundation's Care. Cure. Comedy. Chicago. on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010 at The House of Blues®. We did a similar event last year with Caroline Rhea and it was a blast. The event will include...

I was talking to a guy from Canada the other day and he told me there was no equivalent of the Americans with Disabilities Act in his country, and added that I wouldn't believe what a difference it makes. We are not just talking cutouts in sidewalks here....

Here are a bunch of different ways people around the country are fundraising for spinal cord injuries. Have a look, and if you're inspired, click here to fundraise and be a Reeve Foundation All Star!In California, a former LAPD officer (pictured/Hans...

Caregiving can be a difficult and sometimes thankless job; a duty that arrived due to circumstances beyond our control. It is can be isolating as well, we want you to know that there are people out there living in similar circumstances as yours. Caregiver...

Dr. Elaine Fuchs is a leading stem cell investigator. In this New York Times piece she gives us a peek inside her world, including what it's been like to forge new paths as a woman in neuroscience and her take on the oftentimes muddled embryonic-versus-adult...

We found this article in Flagstaff Live! last week. The photo was taken by Cameron Clark. The best success stories are when people recover from their injures and are able to get back to doing something they love -- like Steve Garro did.Garro’s shop, converted...

You need to watch Zach's audition video for Oprah's Search for the Next TV Star. Zach has cerebral palsy. He's pitching a travel show to O. He wants people who are afraid to travel to see what they are missing. He is very funny and very popular. He has...

This story out of San Diego highlights a fairly new sport to wheelchair athletics - wheelchair lacrosse. It's more than just sticks and a net for these guys who play the game. (Howard Lipin Photo)“What’s special about (wheelchair) lacrosse is that it...

Tell us if you know the absolute Best Dad on Wheels! We're looking to have you nominate that dad who is simply, well, the best.Submit a 200 word essay explaining the impact this father has had in your life or his community. Be creative, think of a crayon...

This past Saturday, Life Rolls On, a division of the Reeve Foundation, hosted a They Will Surf Again event on the shores of New Jersey. Individuals living with spinal cord injuries were able to take in the waves of the ocean. Kenya Wright (pictured),...

Sponsored by Barclays and the PGA, TICKETS Fore CHARITY™ allows individuals to purchase tickets to the Barclays Golf Tournament, with 75% of the ticket price donated to the charity of their choice. This year’s event will be held at the Ridgewood Country...

Father's Day got us thinking. We wanted to honor some of the dads out there living with paralysis. And so we have started searching for the 2010 Best Dad on Wheels. We'll be featuring the nominees including their stories, photos, and video if you...

We had some great exchanges on our Facebook wall this week about the direction of the Foundation's research. It's pretty much all we think about around here. I asked Susan Howley, our VP of Research, to give us a basic summary: Since its earliest beginnings...

It's time for another Reeve Foundation Road Show! This time, we're coming to Boston, Massachusetts. We've already been to Jacksonville, Denver, and San Diego, so here's your chance to be in attendance to learn more information about the Reeve Foundation's...

This story reminded me of the wheelchair motorcycle that the guys at Orange County Choppers unveiled at the Reeve Foundation's 2009 Magical Evening Gala.Paul Bliss’ motto is “life after legs.” For Bliss, it’s a way of life. A 2003 motorcycle wreck damaged...

Embolden by our poll of wheelchair users who said the second most annoying thing to them was people taking up the accessible bathroom stall who didn't need to (the first being people taking up the accessible parking that didn't need to), I confronted...

We're often inspired by individuals living with paralysis who present an amazing success story. This story however, is a bit different. It's a success story alright, but about an alpaca (resembles a llama) who moves around in a custom-built wheelchair...

We all have a favorite quotation or two. It might be from a movie or book, or maybe from your favorite actor or actress. This section on beliefnet.com is all about Christopher Reeve and his most inspirational quotations. Take a look. Do you have a favorite...