Intimacy and sexual expression are important aspects of romantic relationships, regardless of one's physical abilities. For individuals...

Spinal cord injuries can have a profound impact on a person's life. They can result in a loss of mobility, chronic pain, and even...

Living with a spinal cord injury (SCI) can be a challenging experience for many people. I've experienced that first-hand. Not only do we...

Maintaining a healthy lifestyle isn’t always easy, especially sitting daily in a wheelchair. Besides eating healthy you need to get your...

I am honored to have been crowned first runner up/ vice Miss Wheelchair World as a representative of The Netherlands at Miss Wheelchair...

Disability devotee; a person who has a preference for people with disabilities, often as a sexual attraction. My first encounter was when...

What to eat when you are a wheelchair user? It’s very easy to gain weight when you are sitting all day. Especially when you move less...

Most of the time I don’t let spinal cord injury related problems get to me. Some problems don't seem big but the butterfly effect is...

Every person is unique. And that's your greatest strength. I never fitted in, so I know what being labelled as 'different' feels like. I...

I remember after a month, still laying in the hospital bed I told my father I thought I would be forever alone. He said 'If I would meet...

Discovering the Strength Within: Living with a Disability for Three Years and What I Learned Along the Way My mom texted me this morning...

Not knowing what a SCI truly meant, I've found out the hard way. Before I got injured I've never had any health problems. The life...

Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) has devastating consequences for the physical, social and vocational well-being of the injured person....

We all have good and bad days or weeks. My days are filled with dealing with "accessible". Yesterday and the day before that I couldn't...

To prevent is better than to cure. It's a Dutch saying and I try to keep it in mind when I order water instead of alcohol or when I...

For some it's easier than for others but as times passes and situations occur we need to adapt at some points in our lives. Adapting...

When people ask you what you do in life, what do you say? It's normal to reply by telling what you do for a living. Right? I feel like I...

The reason I share my story is because it's necessary. How many people do you know with a visible disability? Maybe you have a family...

My skiing accident happened on a Sunday morning in Spain. The operated me 5 days later and I almost didn't make it. My spine was cut open...