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A Second 200+ Game for a 65 Year Young Woman with CP
Imagine not being able to physically pick up a bowling ball… and yet, also possessing the ability to bowl legitimately – and do it well. That does not sound possible, right? The IKAN Bowler® (and the help of a caddie) … Continue reading
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Tagged Achievement, Cerebral Palsy, CP, Fun, Wheelchair
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2nd Annual Bowl-A-Thon for Rhonda
Last February, we had a very successful bowl-a-thon fundraiser to help my friend and fellow quadriplegic, Rhonda Reese, stay out of a nursing home. Roughly two years ago, at the age of 46, she lost both of her parents, and … Continue reading
7 IKAN Bowler Users and a 23rd 200+ Game
At our central Florida Quad Squad outing on Saturday, September 14th, we had seven different power wheelchair users bowl with an IKAN Bowler. The reasons for wheelchair use among the seven people include cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury, and spina … Continue reading
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Tagged Achievement, Bowling, Cerebral Palsy, CP, Fun, Inspiration, Paralysis, Quad, SCI, Spina Bifida, Tetra, Vent, Wheelchair
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Victoria Conrad, Succeeding Despite CP
My blog is about empowering wheelchair users… empowering my fellow wheelchair users to seek to improve some aspect of their life, or even their mindset. A stereotype about us wheelchair users is that for some or many of us, life … Continue reading
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Tagged Achievement, Cerebral Palsy, Disability, Inspiration, Mindset, Wheelchair
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VIDEO: I Can–The Bill Miller Story
A graduate student at the University of Florida, Belinda Post, asked if she could do a video story on me and our efforts to get wheelchair users (back) in the game of life, especially power wheelchair users. I agreed, although … Continue reading
Posted in Achievement, Disability, Enjoyment, Health and wellness, Inspiration, Life, Recreation
Tagged Achievement, Bowling, Disability, Fun, Inspiration, Sport, Wheelchair
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Quadriplegic Bowler Aaron Parker Enters “200 Club” with a 202
On January 26th, 2013, my friend and fellow Central Florida Quad Squad Bowler Aaron Parker bowled a 202 and became the 6th IKAN Bowler user to bowl 200 or better (to our knowledge; if you know another IKAN user who … Continue reading
Posted in Achievement, Disability, Enjoyment, Entertainment, Games, Health and wellness, Hobbies, Inspiration, Life, Recreation
Tagged 200, Achievement, Bowling, Disability, Fun, Inspiration, Life, Wheelchair
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Wheelchair Bowling Records
For anyone new to this blog, you might not be aware that I also maintain a wheelchair bowling records website: http://www.wheelchairbowlingrecords.com The purpose of the site is to share the record achievements of various categories of wheelchair users. The reason … Continue reading
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Tagged Achievement, Bowling, Chair, Fun, Record, Recreation, Sport, Wheelchair
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IKAN User Profile: JR Harding, Ed. D., Florida
I know “Dr. Harding” as JR. He is a rare two-time quadriplegic. JR has contributed to national, state and local disability policy as a two-time U.S. presidential appointee, seven-time gubernatorial appointee, and a community volunteer for all things related to … Continue reading
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Tagged Accessible, Achievement, Affordable, Harding, Inspiration, Park, Recreation, Rish, SCI, Vacation, Wheelchair
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New Record for a Female Using Sip-and-Puff
My friend and fellow Quad Squad member Rhonda Reese set a new record for dynamic-style wheelchair bowling by a female driving her wheelchair by sip-and-puff. Rhonda bowled a very impressive 195 — beating her previous best by whopping 25 pins! … Continue reading
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Tagged Achievement, Bowling, Fun, Inspiration, Record, SCI, Wheelchair
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Meet Bill Miller (Video!)
I learned that people like blogs because they are like having a conversation with the author. With that in mind, I recorded a 6-minute video to share some about me and to show some of what is possible as a … Continue reading
Posted in Achievement, Computers and Internet, Disability, Health and wellness, Inspiration, Life
Tagged Achievement, Bill Miller, Bowling, Disability, Quad, Wheelchair
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