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Explore media →Charlie Merritt · Marine veteran · C3 quadriplegic · speaker · traveler · adaptive technology advocate
Reinventing
What People
Think Is
Possible.
QuadCapable documents the tools, technology, relationships, travel lessons, and hard-earned perspective that make a full life possible after paralysis.
12+Years living with SCI
20+States traveled
100+Media features and appearances
∞Goals ahead
Media · Speaking · Community
New Mobility
Spectrum News
Chive Charities
University of Central Florida
Paralyzed Veterans of America
National Veterans Wheelchair Games
Selected places, outlets, and communities connected to Charlie Merritt's media, speaking, advocacy, and veteran work.
Story Chapters
A life rebuilt in systems, relationships, and decisions.
The Injury
August 23, 2014
One dive changed everything. The story did not end there.
RecoveryA thousand practical decisions
Breathing, communication, positioning, equipment, caregivers, and trust.
TechnologyTools that create participation
Voice access, QuadStick, environmental controls, mobility, and smart-home systems.
TravelAdventure becomes field research
Airports, hotels, cruises, transfers, caregivers, and the details that make a trip work.
MediaThe story enters public conversation
Podcasts, interviews, articles, documentary work, and speaking.
PurposeBuilding the QuadCapable Platform
A connected archive, knowledge base, and digital headquarters.
Timeline Preview
The road to QuadCapable
1978
The story begins
USMC
Service and leadership
Penn State
Business education
2014
Catastrophic injury
Technology
Participation restored
Today
The Platform grows
Explore QuadCapable
Every section has a job to do.
Teach something. Inspire someone. Or help solve a real problem.
Travel Bible
Accessible travel systems built from the details conventional guides leave out.
Explore travel →Technology
Assistive technology, environmental control, adaptive gaming, reviews, and emerging tools.
Explore technology →Health & Living
SCI health, routines, recovery, nutrition, movement, and caregiver-supported daily life.
Explore health & living →Speaking
Veterans, clinicians, universities, businesses, disability organizations, and practical conversations.
Speaking topics →Work With Charlie
Speaking, media, product testing, assistive technology, accessibility, and selected brand collaborations.
Ways to work together →Latest Stories
What QuadCapable is documenting now
Accessible Public Meetings: Ask for What You Need to Participate
Prepare for accessible public meetings with specific requests about entrances, speaking, materials, communication support, and confirmed arrangements.
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How to Document an Accessibility Barrier and Ask for a Useful Fix
Document an accessibility barrier with clear facts, practical consequences, a useful request, and a record of the response and next steps.
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Make Medical Appointments Work Before You Arrive
Prepare for accessible medical appointments with confirmed transfer arrangements, a symptom timeline, current medication list, and clear follow-up steps.
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