Disability Independence - Asking For Help

Can I Get A Little Help, Please?

by on January 20, 2012

Independence. When you live with a disability, you strive for this more than anything else. You will do anything in your power to achieve even a small portion of what independence can deliver. Still, the fact remains that if you live with any type of disability, part of your independence has been [..}


Jenni cat

Standing with Cats

by on September 20, 2010

I have been using my stander 2 to 3 times a week. Every time is different with how many degrees I'm able to get up to. My goal every time is 90°. In the past couple months though, I haven't been able to get up past 60 or 70°. And it usually takes me about half an hour to get there. My body just [..}


A less-than perfect 2009 can’t crack my armor

by on December 14, 2009

Let’s be honest, 2009 will probably go down as one of the most stressful years seen in this country (especially for those who weren’t alive to experience the Depression). I know it wasn’t easy for me, from cutbacks on writing gigs, cancer in the family, a suicide, bad dating luck, not to [..}


Unite2Fight Paralysis

Working 2 Walk is a Unique Gathering of Paralysis Survivors and Researchers

by on July 9, 2009

This is a guest post on the EasyStand Blog by Susan Maus. As a quadriplegic since June of 2000, and the co-founder and president of Unite 2 Fight Paralysis (U2FP), I am excited to tell everyone about Working 2 Walk 2009.  This year, it will be held on August 27-29, 2009 in Chicago, IL.  Working [..}


Here are the research studies that document how a standing program helps motor skills.

Can a Passive Standing Program Improve Motor Skills?

by on March 3, 2009

This is a guest post on the EasyStand Blog by Ginny Paleg, DScPT, MS, PT. Ginny is a pediatric Physical Therapist from Silver Spring, MD. This post will be of interest to physical therapists and physicians, and others with a clinical background.  The EasyStand Blog will feature a blog post from [..}


Jenni Taylor, C1C2 quadriplegic stands twice a week in her EasyStand Evolv.

The Air is Better Up Here- Jenni’s Standing Story

by on December 31, 2008

My name is Jenni Taylor and I am 22 years old. On November 1, 2002 I was in a car accident. I broke my neck at C1-C2 and injured my spinal cord. I am a quadriplegic paralyzed from the neck down and dependent on a ventilator to breathe for me. Although I am paralyzed, I have feeling everywhere. I am [..}