Quadriplegic

WATCH: Congressman Who Organized SOTU Gun Victims Was Victim Himself

The Huffington Post | Samreen Hooda | Posted 02.15.2013 | HuffPost Live 321

Read More: Gun Violence, Rep Jim Langevin, HuffPost Live, Politics, Video, Huffpost Live 321, Sotu, Obama SOTU, HuffPost Live Clips, Jim Langevin, Gun Control, Sotu 2013, Rhode Island, Quadriplegic, Guns, HuffPost Live 321 News

Congressman Jim Langevin, Democrat from Rhode Island, is the first and only quadriplegic ever to serve in Congress. Himself a victim of gun violence, ...

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Quadriplegic Man Robbed Of His Only Way To Communicate

Posted 12.10.2012 | Crime

When a heartless thief stole an iPhone from William Washington, he wasn't just robbing him of a smart phone. He robbed this quadriplegic man of his...

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That's How I Roll

Michael Jackson | Posted 12.10.2012 | Impact

My diagnosis is not what defines me. This September, I started college and am majoring in psychology. Between volunteering, hanging out with friends, and exams to study for, I'm just like any other 18-year-old.

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What Not to Say to Someone in a Wheelchair

Cory Zacker | Posted 09.02.2012 | Parents

Read More: Paraplegic, Disability, Quadriplegic, Wheelchair-Users, Wheelchair, Wheelchair Bound, Politically Correct, Parents News

My husband is a paraplegic. He's also a great father, a loving spouse and an occasional marathoner.

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ReThink Review: The Intouchables - France's 'Magic Negro,' or Something More?

Jonathan Kim | Posted 07.29.2012 | Entertainment

Read More: Movie Reviews, Rethink Reviews, Olivier Nakache, The Intouchables, Omar Sy, Eric Toledano, Disability, Quadriplegic, Anne Le Ny, Francois Cluzet, Caregivers, Audrey Fleurot, White Savior, Magic Negro, Video, Entertainment News

By making Driss and Philippe fully realized characters (the film is based on a true story) with histories and lots to learn about life and each other, The Intouchables manages to escape the trappings of the Magic Negro genre.

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WATCH: Astounding Technology Lets Quadriplegic Play Violin

Posted 11.23.2011 | Arts

Read More: Virtual Violin, Eric Wan, Inspiration, Bravery, Disabled Musicians, Vmi, Disability, Quadriplegic, Virtual Music Instrument, Paralysis, Performance, Arts News

When violinist Eric Wan was paralyzed from the neck down at age 18, most expected it would be the end of his musical career. It took him two years to ...

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Man Born Without Limbs To Swim Chesapeake Bay

WGAL | Posted 08.19.2011 | Impact

Read More: Quadriplegic Man, No Limbs, Life Without Limbs, Quadriplegic, Born Without Limbs, Good News, Chesapeake Bay, Craig Dietz, Impact News

A man born without arms or legs takes a daunting challenge, to swim across the Chesapeake Bay. ...

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Man Builds 30 Years Of Quadriplegic Gaming

AP | By STEPHEN DOCKERY | Posted 08.12.2011 | Technology

Read More: Quadriplegia, Quadriplegic Video Games, Ruben Rios, Quadriplegic, Video Games, Quadriplegic Gaming, Disabled Gaming, Technology News

HELENA, Mont. -- For Ruben Rios to throw a touchdown, it takes a flick of his tongue. To break away from a tackle, he puffs into a tube. Rios is a qu...

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With No Health Insurance, Paralyzed Athlete Fights To Survive

AP | By SHARON COHEN | Posted 07.14.2011 | Chicago

Read More: Rocky Clark, Health Insurance, Quadriplegic, Rasul Rocky Clark, Chicago Impact, Paralyzed, Healthcare, High School Football, Robbins Illinois, Rocky Clark Health Insurance, Chicago News

ROBBINS, Ill. -- Rocky Clark sometimes dreams he's running track, racing around the oval as he once did, his heart pumping fast and his long legs a bl...

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Crushed By Bills, Quadriplegic Man Seeks Escape Of Death

NBC Chicago | Posted 06.14.2011 | Chicago

Read More: Quadriplegic Man, Dan Crews, Dan Crews Nursing Home, Illinois, Quadriplegic, Quadriplegic Man Death, Quadriplegic Man Nursing Home, Chicago, Chicago News

Crews is hoping someone generous can help his family financially, or that someone with the skills will build him a website so he can collect donations...

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Would You Choose To Live After A Catastrophic Injury?

Richard C. Senelick, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

Very few of us escape adversity in our lives, so take a moment and do an inventory to see if you are prepared for the journey.

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Undocumented Quadriplegic Worker Suddenly Sent To Mexico, Without His Consent

Chicago Tribune | Judith Graham, Becky Schlikerman and Abel Uribe, Tribune Reporters | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

Read More: Quelino Ojeda Jimenez, Illinois, Quadriplegic, Undocumented Immigrants, Quadriplegic Undocumented Worker, Chicago, Chicago Impact, Chicago News

For almost four months, doctors and nurses at Advocate Christ Medical Center cared for the young Mexican laborer who had fallen from a roof and lost t...

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Good Samaritan Donates Kindle To Book-Loving Quadriplegic

The Sacramento Bee | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact

Read More: Justine Bunnell, Disability, Quadriplegic, Cynthia Hammond, Kindle, Good Samaritan, Domestic Abuse, Impact News

In the months since the beating that left her paralyzed, Cynthia Hammond has known sad and desperate moments. But Wednesday brought pure joy. It cam...

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Bachelorette Party Accident Leaves Bride-To-Be Paralyzed: How You Can Help

Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact

Read More: Rachelle Friedman Special Needs Trust, Quadriplegic, Rachelle Friedman, Video, Impact News

Bride-to-be Rachelle Friedman was celebrating at her bachelorette party with her closest friends when a playful prank changed her life. When her bes...

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James Cap, Paralyzed Man, Can Have Guns Rules Judge

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

Read More: Second Amendment, Quadriplegic Man Right to Bear Arms, Quadriplegic, New Jersey, James Cap, Paralyzed, Paralyzed Hunter, Breathing Tube Gun, Paralysis, New York News

SOMERVILLE, N.J. — A New Jersey judge says a quadriplegic blocked from buying a gun to go hunting has the right to bear arms even though he will...

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Anatomy Of Isolation: ALS Sufferer Tony Judt's Experience Of Night

The New York Review of Books | Tony Judt | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books

Read More: Ms, Lou Gehrig, Parkinson's, Lou Gehrig?S Disease, Memoir, Nyr, Wheel Chair, Als, Quadriplegic, Nyu, Multipse Sclerosis, Tony Judt, Paralysis, Books News

The following piece, from the current issue of The New York Review of Books, is by Tony Judt, director of the Remarque Institute at NYU. It is the fir...

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