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What is a Spinal Cord Injury?
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...


Mental Health and Spinal Cord Injury: Navigating the Challenges and Finding Support
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...


Unlock a World of Possibilities: Hire a Disabled Person Today!
In today's society, businesses should prioritize Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) in their hiring practices. Hiring a disabled...


Wheelchair-Friendly Clothing Tips to Help You Look Your Best!
Finding clothes that suit wheelchair-users can be a challenge. Many clothing stores do not have clothing that is designed to fit the...


Find Inspiration in Unexpected Places: Wheelchair-Users Showing Us What's Possible!
It's amazing what representation can do to a person. Recognizing yourself in a public figure can uplift and inspire. I've experienced...


Ready to get fit? Let's get you rolling!
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle isn’t always easy, especially sitting daily in a wheelchair. Besides eating healthy you need to get your...


The journey was just as rewarding as the destination: Celebrating my success as first runner up!
I am honored to have been crowned first runner up/ vice Miss Wheelchair World as a representative of The Netherlands at Miss Wheelchair...


A Love Unrequited: Exploring the Complex Relationships Between Paraplegics and Devotees.
Disability devotee; a person who has a preference for people with disabilities, often as a sexual attraction. My first encounter was when...


Road to Miss Wheelchair World
If I want to apply to Miss Wheelchair World 2022? Last year September I've received a message from a former contestant with this...


It's Time to Give People with Disabilities the Fair Chance to Work and Succeed!
It’s a general assumption:“People with disabilities don’t work”. I would like to react on that. By working I mean to earn income to...


Unlock the Doors to Equality: Diversity, Inclusion and Equity - A Necessity, Not a Choice.
Calling for diversity and link it to justice and equality is a good thing. But there is more to it. Diversity, inclusion and equity are...


Take control of your diet - Eating Healthy as a Wheelchair User is Essential
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...


Entering a World of Uncertainty: Navigating the Complexities of Disability Fetishization
When I became paralyzed I continued to post pictures of myself on Instagram. I did not feel shame about moving around in a wheelchair. It...


Let's Talk About Sex
Can you have sex? Can you have kids? These are very common questions abled people ask me, being a wheelchair user, a paraplegic. The...


The Unseen Consequences of COVID-19: Medical Supply Shortages - A Personal Story
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...


Exploring the Possibilities of Curing Paralysis: A Journey from Fear to Hope
As a child, I feared a future where chips were implanted in people, as seen in movies where AI or robots took over the world. Today...


Adapting to Change: Reflecting on What's Truly Important - Corona Pandemic
Living with a spinal cord injury also means you are more vulnerable in the current situation with the corona crisis. The respirational...


Labeled and Unlabeled: Diversity and Inclusion: Is One Possible Without the Other?
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...


Finding Love and Acceptance in a Wheelchair: A Journey of Self-Discovery
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...


Making Your Environment More Accessible - Small effort, big difference.
So maybe you have a relative, a friend, a colleague or a neighbor that goes through life using a wheelchair. Or maybe you've once broke...
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