Wheelchair

The largest wheelchair rehab event for Veterans with spinal cord injuries, amputations and other neurological conditions is underway.

Dangerous blood sugar levels, then a severe infection, then amputation. Through it all, Marine Corps Veteran is optimistic and grateful to VA.

This week’s Chats with the Chief: Dr. Rory Cooper describes, “A world where people with disabilities can fully participate in society.”

On the Operation Mobility Tour, 25 Veterans will receive an iBOT wheelchair donated by Mobius Mobility, with matching donations to SCI/D Centers.

Veterans representing 36 states, the Virgin Islands and 61 medical centers competed in the VA 2020 National Veteran Golden Age Games. Improvising at home, Veterans picked up 100 gold medals.

Wheelchair-bound Veterans at Milwaukee VAMC worked toward independence in the Mitchell Park Domes, a local indoor botanical garden. Helped by VA staff, they practiced mobility and proficiency.

Adaptive golf at the TEE Tournament teaches the blind, paralyzed and those with PTSD to heal and see their full potential on the golf greens of Iowa.

Veteran Joseph Angeles used to have to drive to VA San Diego Healthcare for physical therapy classes. Now, he connects remotely with occupational therapist Henrietta Padilla using VA Video Connect.

Milwaukee VA, Madison VA, other community partners, team up for three-day tai chi seminar to promote healing and mental clarity.

This episode of The American Veteran includes a story about Charles Norman Shay, a Native American who landed on Omaha Beach in the first wave on D-Day as a combat medic

Veteran Martha Chavez contracted polio as a young girl which weakened her legs after an Army training accident. With perseverance and a trusty bow, today she is the holder of numerous archery medals.

The National Veterans Wheelchair Games is co-presented by VA and Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA).  The games serve Veterans with spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, amputations and other central neurological impairments with the goal to increase their independence, healthy activity and quality of life through wheelchair sports and recreation.