Exceptional Quadriplegics

Dinesh Palipana
Dinesh Palipana
2010 saw a significant transformation in Dinesh's life. Due to severe spinal cord damage he had in an automobile accident, he was left quadriplegic. Dinesh encountered several difficulties as a... Read more...
Teddy Pendergrass
Teddy Pendergrass
Pendergrass faced several challenges following his accident, but he didn't let them deter him. He made advantage of his background to bring attention to the issues faced by those who... Read more...
Craig Hart Neilsen
Craig Hart Neilsen
Craig H. Neilsen passed away in 2006, yet his legacy lives on and inspires others. The field of spinal cord injury advocacy and research has revolutionized because to funding provided... Read more...
Brooke Ellison - Author, Professor, Disability Rights Advocate
Brooke Ellison - Author, Professor, Disability Rights Advocate
One of the first quadriplegic Harvard graduates, she became an author, professor and powerful voice for disabled people Read more...
Pat Rummerfield
Pat Rummerfield
Due to his involvement in a high-speed car accident in 1974, Pat Rummerfield's life took an abrupt change. Due to the accident, he was diagnosed as a C-4 quadriplegic, which... Read more...
Christopher Reeve
Christopher Reeve
In 1995, Reeve’s life took a dramatic turn when he was paralyzed from the neck down after a horse-riding accident. Despite this setback, he became a leading advocate for spinal... Read more...
Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking, born on the eighth of January 1942, in the British city of Oxford, has become one of the world's most recognized physicists. At 21, he developed with an... Read more...
Mark Felling: Pioneer, Supporter, and Superb Leader
Mark Felling: Pioneer, Supporter, and Superb Leader
Because of Mark's engineering expertise, a number of assistive devices that empower people with impairments have been developed. Mark has produced items through his business, Inclusive Inc., that have completely... Read more...