Managing Your Caregivers: Selecting the Right Team for You

Managing Your Caregivers: Selecting the Right Team for You

Shortly after I graduated from college, a pilot program called Consumer Directed Attendant Support Services was launched in Colorado. It's a Medicaid-based program which provides me with a monthly budget that I use to manage my own caregivers.

Posted on 3/16/2021


Preparing for a New Wheelchair Telehealth Evaluation

Preparing for a New Wheelchair Telehealth Evaluation

The COVID-19 pandemic has led everyone to make numerous changes in their lives over the past year. Wheelchair users in need of a new wheelchair have faced closed clinics and limited access to the knowledgeable & experienced therapists that are so essential to the process. Fortunately, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved the use of telehealth for medical services. Telehealth is the exchange of medical information from one site to another through electronic communication to improve a patient's health.

Posted on 3/2/2021


Parenting with a Disability: Raising a Daughter with a Disability

Parenting with a Disability: Raising a Daughter with a Disability

I always tell people that I have the pleasure of having a mother with a disability. She taught me so much in how to be independent with a disability. There was never any second-guessing on me taking a chance on exploring my boundaries to be independent.

Posted on 2/16/2021


How to Choose a New Power Wheelchair (and Why I Love My New One)

How to Choose a New Power Wheelchair (and Why I Love My New One)

Approaching the task of choosing a new power wheelchair can be overwhelming, as there are so many options and details that can be customized. It can be difficult to know where to start or how to choose a new power wheelchair. I love my new Quickie Q700 M, and the following steps will help you use my same approach to choosing a new power wheelchair.

Posted on 2/2/2021


5 Fantastic Things We'll Remember About 2020

5 Fantastic Things We'll Remember About 2020

I'd love to share five things that I loved about 2020. I realize how fortunate I am to even be able to say that, considering that more than 400,000 Americans have died due to the pandemic, but I want to take a few minutes to let go of the bad and focus on the good in 2020.

Posted on 1/19/2021


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