So maybe you have a relative, a friend, a colleague or a neighbor that goes through life using a wheelchair. Or maybe you've once broke your leg and had to use a wheelchair for a few weeks. In that case you might have noticed it isn't easy rolling around. How can you change something in your own environment to be more accessible? Most of the time the adjustments are not as big people think they need to be. Maybe you are a business owner and you can adapt the entrance with a s

We all have good and bad days or weeks. My days are filled with dealing with "accessible". Yesterday and the day before that I couldn't enter my own house because there are people working on installing new cables underneath the sidewalk. All fine but I am in a wheelchair and I can't jump over meter deep holes or take stairs. The entrance was blocked and the people working on it, are not around after they finish for the day or when they take a break. I noticed before that they

For some it's easier than for others but as times passes and situations occur we need to adapt at some points in our lives. Adapting isn't about excepting but about how you deal with it. Being stubborn or being steadfast is a good thing till a certain limit. If I didn't except the fact that I have to use a wheelchair everyday to move I would make life very hard on myself because this is the way it is, and I can't change anything about it. Pain is a reality but suffering is op

Since exo-skeletons are very expensive, starting at 90.000 euros, it's not some amount (most) people just have. So what would you do? Walk (again) or spend that sum on a more advanced wheelchair and products to improve daily life? Both, right? If in the future these skeletons will evolve to a more advanced tool, also suitable for daily usage, maybe.. just maybe, then it will be seen as a tool of value. And the question is, if by that time me and other young people who became

The reason I share my story is because it's necessary. How many people do you know with a visible disability? Maybe you have a family member or maybe you don't know anybody. I didn't know about disabilities until I got an accident which changed my life. It's necessary because people with disabilities are not includes (enough) in society. I experienced that myself. Learning to live with a disability is so complex physically and mentally. From being a young healthy and fit woma