T-shirt Designer with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in the News

Jared Aronson, founder of Madhouse Tees, is a T-shirt designer living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. But, he doesn’t want to be perceived as the disabled guy in a wheelchair using a breathing tube. Jared is an artist who has been drawing since he was a young child. And even though drawing became more and more difficult over the years as paralysis gradually overtook most of his body, Jared kept drawing new T-shirt designs on his computer using only his thumb and a mouse. Read more

No Arms, No Legs, But One of the Happiest People in the World

What do you do when you have no arms and no legs? Your life may seem overwhelming because you may feel like you are missing out on so many things you are unable to do. Nothing is more untrue according to Nick Vujicic, who was born without arms and legs. It is all about attitude! If you concentrate on what you do have instead of what you don’t have, you are setting yourself up to become a happy person. Be thankful for what you have; don’t be bitter for what you don’t have! Read more

Disabled Sports USA

I love coming across videos like this because what you see is the power of the human spirit, and the willingness of people to help others improve their outlook and their lives.

“Disabled Sport USA’s mission is to provide national leadership and opportunities for individuals with disabilities to develop independence, confidence, and fitness through participation in community sports, recreation and educational programs.”

Take a look at the video, and if you feel inspired, you may want to take a look at the Disabled Sports USA web site.

Disabled Sports USA from Shannon Falter on Vimeo.

28 Disability Sports for People with Spinal Cord Injury

A spinal cord injury can be a huge setback at first, especially for people who are used to lead active lives that include a lot of physical activities. However, this video by project Continue shows the many opportunities that still exist to engage in sporting activities thanks to the specialized adaptive equipment that removes barriers to participation after paralysis. While most of the recreational and sporting activities featured in this video are geared towards paraplegics, some of them also involve quadriplegics. Non-the less, the scenes are beautifully shot in high definition and these positive images may very well inspire many of us to continue to lead active lives despite of a physical disability.

Enjoy watching this awesome video!

continue from Jeffrey Rosenbluth on Vimeo.