Ramp Life

I am she who simply rolls into Mordor!

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Conversations With Ramps

Ramp: We haven't spoken in a while.

Me: Sorry, I've been busy.

Ramp: I miss our steep conversations...

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Wheelchair girl and the squirrels: a music video

Elizabeth in her wheelchair goes out to feed the squirrels on December 6th and ends up channelling Snow White; the squirrels like her and her wheelchair...a ...

Squirrels don’t judge. Be a squirrel! 

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It's almost impossible not to look down on someone in a wheelchair - they're not usually at eye level.

Victoria Elliott (me, wheelchair user).

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Apparently, the elevator of this parking garage does not stop on the second floor. You have to catch it on the first or third floor. The only parking spot we could find was on the second floor. Went toward a sign for elevators (me in a wheelchair) and this happened. Guess elevators are for people who have mastered the stairs obstacle. Color me disqualified lol.

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Mia Ives-Rublee, US Wheelchair Athlete, Durham, NC. 275 likes · 70 talking about this. U.S. Wheelchair Athlete CrossFit Level 1 Trainer

This Ramp Lifer and fellow OI’er is proof that we are stronger than our limitations. 

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Conversations With Ramps

Me: I hate crosswalks; not all of them have ramps, just steep curbs.

Ramp: That sucks, because only real Ramps have curbs.

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Eminem 'Not Afraid' Clean Cover by Sparsh Shah PURHYTHM

Sparsh (Musical Name: PURHYTHM) is a 12-year-old talented boy who was born with an incurable disease called Osteogenesis Imperfecta, which makes his bones ex...

Ramp Life, this boy lives it hardcore!

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Hello Readers! Sorry I've not posted in a while, it's been a busy summer, but I promise a new post will be up soon! I recently took a r...

An update on my blog.

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Conversations With Ramps

Ramp: I've decided to move.

Me: Where are you going?

Ramp: Somewhere flat.

Me: Good idea, I'll come too.

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What limitations?

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In first grade, our class was chosen to make a friendship banner for the hallway. The teacher decided to have us do hand prints on a large...

This paint job was pretty unprofessional...

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Wheelchair accessories and more

Want awesomely designed hubcaps for your wheelchair? Checkout this awesome site!

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There’s a movement underway to update the universal symbol for disability access

New calls for a logo "with a dynamic character leaning forward with a sense of movement.”

The new proposed symbol reflects the spirt of the wheelchair-bound community. We are not lifeless. Paralyzed or not, there is life and we are determined to live it to the fullest!

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My generation was the last group of kids born before technology took off. This meant on weekends, rather than sit indoors, playing on iPad...

An adventure to pick blackberries goes sour!

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Conversations With Ramps

Me: What's the point of stairs?

Ramp: Not everyone has a wheelchair; people need a place to sit when they get tired of trekking up and down.

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On a rainy afternoon, I was waiting on my dad to pick me up from school. My friend waited with me and we sat under the breezeway. Soon the...

Wheelchairs are not like race cars! That’s the lesson I took from this adventure :)

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The summer before Kindergarden started I broke my legs and was forced to spend the last part of vacation in a spica cast. Fortunately, I'd...

First lesson about enjoying life despite the obstacles!