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Why Donations to the Spina Bifida Association Between Mother’s Day and...
by Treadmarkz The World Congress on Spina Bifida Research met on March 14, and attendees vowed to match all donations to the Spina Bifida Association between May 13 and June 17. Everything you donate...
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New Reality Series “Push Girls” About Paraplegic Women To Premiere on...
by Treadmarkz Just dropping by to note a series on premiering on June 4th on Sundance Channel called “Push Girls”. It is a series which will follow four paraplegic women in the Hollywood area. The...
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Shawn Beam The Only Known Person In a Wheelchair to Bowl a Perfect Game
by Treadmarkz Just dropping by to add a link to the story of Shawn Beam, who recently, as my title strongly suggests, became the only known person in a wheelchair to ever bowl a perfect game. My first...
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Support Our Troops!…Not Just Symbolically Or In Sentiment…But Really!
by Treadmarkz As Memorial Day comes and passes again tomorrow, I know I will be hearing a lot of slogans and speeches about supporting our troops. And I whole-heartedly agree. But I get the feeling...
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“Push Girls” Off To a Good Start
by Treadmarkz “Push Girls” debuted last night on Sundance Channel. I thought the show started off good. It’s not your typical study of people in wheelchairs trying to fit into society really. It covers...
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Volunteers Needed For Paralympic Swimming Trials in Bismarck, ND
by Treadmarkz The 2012 Paralympic Swimming trials are all set to go from June 14-16 at the Bismarck State College Aquatic & Wellness Center in Bismarck, ND. If you are in the area, have 3-6 hours...
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My Local Subway Restaurant Seems to Have Gone Out of Their Way To Be The...
by Treadmarkz I went to lunch today with my mom, at Subway. I noticed a funny thing there. Every table in the joint was fairly accessible to me and my wheelchair except the one that was marked with a...
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Diveheart Making Experience of a Lifetime Possible for Disabled
by Treadmarkz I wouldn’t go scuba diving myself, but I think that knowing the opportunity exists to have the type of experience that Diveheart makes possible is a great thing. It makes me think back to...
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Why Aren’t There More Wanna-Be Paraplegics?
by Treadmarkz A couple of my most popular pieces on this blog are one about a psychological anomaly which causes one to want to be an amputee, and another piece with tips for guys in wheelchairs to...
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Ashley Hickey Arrested For Parking in the Handicap Zone – Too Much?…‘Bout...
by Treadmarkz Ashley Hickey, 24, of Florida was arrested for fraudulently using a handicapped parking placard to park in the space. She could do time. What do you think of this? For example, is what...
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The Ramp At My Apartment’s Office Building is Being Put In Today
by Treadmarkz I’ve written on this subject before and posted my own version of “Mission Accomplished” by writing about my victory, blah blah blah. So I am just posting to say that my building’s...
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I Want a 10-Day Paralympics Extravaganza On NBC in 2016 With a Five-Hour...
by Treadmarkz Now that I have stated my demand, clearly and concisely, I’d like to note that once again in 2012 the Paralympics follows close on the heels of the Olympics. Once again it has been...
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I Just Don’t Care About Oscar Pistorius…Well, Now I Do, But It’s Too Late.
by Treadmarkz I blogged about Oscar Pistorius’ bid to enter the Olympics (not the Paralympics) in 2008. If you don’t know who I am talking about he is a runner who has both lower legs amputated but has...
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The Paralympics Are Not Wheelchair Accessible?
So did you hear the one about the woman in the wheelchair in the crowd at the paralympics. Its not a joke. She was told she could not sit with her family. Apparently the people in charge are planning...
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New Posts:
by Treadmarkz Hey everyone. You haven’t seen me around for a while now. but I am focusing on my new venture which I told you about a while back “Rolling With Vishnu”. You can find a few new posts about...
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Child Banned From Using Walker at School
by Treadmarkz Below is a link to a story about LaKay Roberts, a child with cerebral palsy who is physically able to use a walker. But her school is trying to ban her from using it, citing concerns that...
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Ability Lifting Solutions Committed To Improving Quality of Life and Freedom...
by Treadmarkz Living in the material world, businesses often will not make the necessary changes to make their establishment wheelchair-friendly unless it becomes obvious to the owner that not doing so...
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The Inevitability of UTIs for Paraplegics
by Treadmarkz I saw my doctor the other day for an infection and we reviewed my history of UTIs. I tend to get them about once a year. He told me that this is actually quite a good track record...
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Wow! Joan Rivers Actually Knows A Bit About Spina Bifida! Hmm…
by Treadmarkz Joan Rivers was the first female to (guest) host the Tonight Show. She has been very influential in comedy for the last couple of generations. I give her a lot of credit for that. She...
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Wheelchair Innovation From the Perspective of a Walkie
by Treadmarkz For my 200th post on this blog I want to tell you about my brother. I talked about him long ago on this blog, how when we were kids he, though not disabled himself, taught me how to pop...
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