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Anyone without purpose feels lost and directionless. We humans have a deep psychological need to feel a sense of purpose.
Many who experience disability, trauma, or disease feel a loss of self-identity - like their life is over. Who they and others thought of themself as.
Why do you get up every morning? What drives you? Why are you alive? What justifies your existence? The lost souls in our communities are those who have no answer to these questions.
If nothing in your life has ever caused you to ask yourself these questions, count yourself blessed. You have found some happiness in your vocation. - what you feel compelled to do regardless of compensation.
We empower quadriplegic wheelchair users, and others with no use of their hands and arms, to rediscover themselves and find their unique PURPOSE. To see the trauma as an opportunity to choose who they want to be.
We change lives by providing PERSPECTIVE to see a future filled with possibilities.
We are the light at the end of the tunnel for disabled individuals, their family and the professionals who support them.
We call this giving Perspective. One must believe in a future before it can be strived for and pursued.
Only when family and community also perceive a future of Possibilities, can they help their loved one re-engage in the community.
We Educate the Public
to stimulate a fundamental shift in PERSPECTIVE through inspiration, coverage in all forms of media, and by empowering quadriplegics to do what they do best by contributing their talents serving their communities.
We Educate our Representatives in Government
Through Informative Advocacy at all levels of government.
We all need to feel we have a future with POSSIBILITIES.
We design and develop simple, effective tools that Empower quadriplegics.
Only when family and community also perceive a future of Possibilities, can they help their loved one re-engage in the community.
Almost everything designed for humans assumes finger dexterity. Five fingers on two hands that create and manipulate tools is core to what differentiates humans from other species.
The products and services a society produces are defined by how it will be used, and who will be using it filtered through culture.
Unfortunately, this leaves behind all who do not have use of their fingers, hands, and arms.
While sharing the challenge of getting around in a wheelchair with quadriplegics, most paraplegics, hemiplegics, and elderly can utilize most of the tools and technologies society produces that are designed to be utilized with hands and fingers.
By designing for quadriplegics, or simply those that are the most limited and most challenging, we create better solutions that meet the needs of almost all inclusively and more effectively.
Everyone - We provide inspired perspectives to the public facilitated by social and professional media. By empowering the most vulnerable, we strengthen communities financially, morally, and socially. Inclusive Communities are strong communities.
Quadriplegics refers to paralysis that affects all four limbs, including the fingers, hands, arms, chest, legs, feet and toes, and may or may not include the head, neck, and shoulders. Causes of quadriplegia include cervical spinal cord injury (SCI), Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS), upper extremity amputees, muscular dystrophy, spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), multiple sclerosis (MS), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and brain stem stroke.
Levels of SCI Quadriplegia further qualify the extent of paralysis in the fingers, hands, arms, shoulders, chest, and neck. We use these levels to describe a quadriplegic's typical abilities rather than the injury site.
ALS| Brain Stem Stroke | MD | SMA | MS| TBI
Amputees of both Hands / Arms
Hemiplegia refers to paralysis that affects one-half of the body but not both. Causes are a stroke or traumatic brain injury. Brachial Plexus Injuries cause complete paralysis in one arm, including the hand and fingers. One Hand or Arm Amputees have similar challenges.
Paraplegia refers to paralysis of the legs from the chest or waist down, but they retain full use of their hands and arms. Causes include thoracic spinal cord injury in the middle or lower back, spina bifida from birth, or simply aging.
All Wheelchair Users while sharing the challenge of getting around in a wheelchair with quadriplegics, most paraplegics and elderly, and hemiplegics can utilize most of the tools and technologies society produces that are designed to be utilized with hands and fingers. We offer wheelchair-friendly home modifications such as door openers and threshold ramps, travel and funding resources, handcycle arm bikes, and wheelchair-accessible yachting experiences for our fellow wheelchair users.
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