Exceptional Quadriplegics

Profiles of exemplary disabled role models who have made a profound impact serving their communities, most are empowered users of our assistive technology tools. Links to the products they like and use.

Our clients and participants are dynamic people who don't let life pass them by sitting down! [Pun definitely intended.] They have a powerful impact and make a big difference in their communities. It is our privilege to share their stories with
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Who We Serve

Most Inclusive Inc clients utilize power wheelchairs while struggling to use tools with buttons, levers, knobs, and handles in a world designed for humans: two dexterous hands with 10 fingers. A quadriplegic's opportunities for travel, communications, recreation, education, and employment are severely limited simply due to products and services being designed for typical humans with two hands, 10 fingers, who can walk. This problem is easily solved: products and services designed for the needs of their users: quadriplegics. The challenge is volume for a niche market size.

"Quadriplegics" includes all those with limited use of fingers, hands, or arms caused by: Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) tetraplegia, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, spinal muscular atrophy, Lou Gehrig's disease or ALS, some brain injuries, lime's disease, and bilateral amputees. Our solutions can also greatly improve the lives of many others: paraplegics, stroke, brain injury, spina bifida, cancer, and the elderly.

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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 result of this abrupt transition, but his passion and resolve never wavered...
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 suffer from spinal cord injuries and impairments. His lobbying efforts enhanced accessibility and provided assistance to individuals facing comparable circumstances...
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 by his foundation totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. Neilsen has enabled many people to live richer, more independent lives via his work...
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
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 is characterized by significant spinal cord injury and usually leads in permanent paralysis along the neck..
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 cord injury research and disability rights. Reeve worked tirelessly to raise awareness and fund research...
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 illness that would eventually disable him. Despite this, he continued his work in understanding the universe...
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 changed the way individuals with impairments interact with the outside world...