Improve Home Accessibility
Practical home accessibility ideas covering floor plans, flooring, entries, doorways, bathrooms, and wheelchair movement through the home.
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Grad School for Charlie
Two short years ago I was Considered by the VA as being catastrophically injured(C3 complete quadriplegic) during a seemingly harmless dive off of my boat into 5 feet of water. Little did I know that dive would change my life forever and catapult me into a whole new way of thinking. These types of accidents […]
Read article →Top Two Assistive Technology Computer Mouses Quadriplegic Reviewed
Hands-on assistive technology mouse options reviewed from the perspective of a quadriplegic computer user.
Read article →Anniversary of My Injury August 23 2014
Today is the kind of day you don’t forget. Similar to a birthday, wedding anniversary, high school graduation, and the birth of a child you not forget the traumatic events that direct your life in a direction without your consent and forever change how you live. Make sure every day you meet your potential, hug […]
Read article →Hanging out with Oceans of Hope
I would first like to thank Oceans of Hope a Florida nonprofit that puts paralyzed and disabled individuals back in the water to enable them to have some fun in the sand and surf. What a great organization to be a part of and I’m very blessed to live so close to take advantage of […]
Read article →Make Your Insurance Pay for a Standing Power Wheelchair
Make Your Insurance Pay for a Standing Power Wheelchair Please Feel Free to Use the below Email As a Template For most wheelchair-bound individuals walking or standing can be not only of great physical therapy but also mental therapy as well. However, there are barriers for the average person in a power wheelchair and manual […]
Read article →Standing Wheelchair F5 VS
Charlie Merritt’s experience with the Permobil F5 VS standing power wheelchair and the role standing technology can play in everyday mobility.
Read article →Ivanhoe Media Project Xavier
Transcript Charlie Merritt’s reality shattered in an instant on a sunny august day in 2014 0:06when he broke his neck diving into shallow water I remember floating in the 0:11water 0:11face down and basically feeling like I was going to drown paralyzed from the 0:17neck down the former Marine has been able to get around […]
Read article →Hyatt Place Tampa Busch Gardens Fails ADA Compliance Compliance
Before I became a quadriplegic I did not notice, doorway width, shower rails, turn radius, passage of lift under bed issues, and, you know, those things able-bodied people typically don’t look for in a hotel room. Now because of the additional burden put on my fiancé as my caretaker I cannot overlook the necessity of […]
Read article →Amazon Echo Review
An early QuadCapable review of Amazon Echo and the potential of mainstream voice technology as practical assistive technology at home.
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