Learning To Roll With It I have said it before, but the fact still holds true, my spinal cord injury takes a back seat to the lady of the house— my thirteen-month-old daughter, Cayla Mae. My once fearful outlook on parenthood has long since evaporated, now replaced by the pragmatic question of “How do I… Continue reading Parenting With A Spinal Cord Injury

Safe & Fun Ways To Return To The Water Summer is here, and if you live anywhere near California I am sure you’ve felt the heat! I personally, love the warm weather, it reduces my aches, pains, and spasticity and urges me to get in the water—a place for real fun in the sun. And… Continue reading Adaptive Water Sports

Transform Your Adversity Into Adventure Here it is! July 26th, 2022: the release date of my memoir, a detailed account of my life before and after a spinal cord injury. Writing this opus was a laborious work of love. It was a cathartic reflection of my past, a vulnerable exposure of the present moment and… Continue reading The Rebellious Recovery

Explore The Seashore With Shield HealthCare! The western edge of California has some of the most spectacular coastline in the world. The Golden State is graced with hundreds of miles beautiful beaches and stunning seashore. I, like so many, love a day at the beach with family and friends, but because of my mobility challenges… Continue reading Accessible Coastline – Part 1: California

Virtually A Level Playing Field I am now old enough to have played most of the original home video game consoles like Atari, Nintendo, Sega Genesis, Play Station and Xbox. All of which brought great joy and entertainment to me as a young boy. Little did I know that the virtual world would end up… Continue reading Adaptive Gaming

Empower Your Healing With The Written Word Creative writing as a form of expression uses the act of writing and reading the written word as therapy. Writing your feelings or reflections has been scientifically documented to gradually ease feelings of trauma. I learned early on in my recovery that there were therapeutic benefits to logging… Continue reading Writing As Therapy

Mental Health Awareness For the past 73 years, the United States has recognized the month of May as Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental health has been observed since 1949 within the media and local, regional, and national events with a purpose of bringing about awareness of the world’s greatest disability and a major cause of… Continue reading Your Mind Matters

The Latest Off-Road Cycling Equipment For many years I longed to return to the winding trails and swooping dirt roads amongst the hills. I would sulk, dirt side, in my wheelchair as I watched friends pedal off on their mountain bikes for an afternoon ride. I dreamt of the day that I too could join… Continue reading Choosing an Adaptive Mountain Bike

The Ultimate Disability Resource In my experience, the Abilities Expo is the ultimate resource—The umbrella for most things related to the disability community, literally, under one roof! I have presented on stage, displayed my own company booth, worked for other corporations in their booths, and attended various Abilities Expo’s around the country many times over… Continue reading The Abilities EXPO

An Overview of our Civil Rights A few years ago I visited the San Francisco Bay area and Berkley, California to film our Shield Healthcare video series, Mobility In The City. While there, I had the privilege of touring The Center for Independent Living, an organization that helps increase awareness, collaboration and opportunity among people… Continue reading The Americans with Disabilities Act