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I Was A Wheelchair Kid

Kids EN ↓ 9 episodes

True stories of “wheelchair kids”—children and teens who were suddenly paralyzed and had to figure out how to navigate their lives in a wheelchair.    These podcasts tell personal stories of how paralyzed kids went about finding their own solutions.  As children. They’re grown-ups now, but their childhood memories are still powerful.  No boring lectures here, just real-life stories and funny moments about returning to school, finding ways to feel “normal” again, beginning to date and creating a new vision of the future for themselves—and much more.  Each episode features one person’s true stor...

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FacingDisability.com

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Kids

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facingdisability.com

Latest episode

Sep 2, 2025

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Episodes

EPISODE 9: AMBER "MY ESCAPE FROM PTSD" 02.09.2025

Amber was 15 when a late-night drive with her family ended in a crash that left her paralyzed. Years later, what happened that night would haunt her in ways she never saw coming. 

EPISODE 8: ROB "I BROKE MY SPOKES" 29.07.2025

Rob was a 17-year-old star football player with big plans for college. But a car crash one rainy afternoon left him paralyzed and forced him to trade touchdowns for something way tougher. 

EPISODE 7: REVECA "I LOOKED INTO THE FUTURE" 27.03.2025

After 13-year-old Reveca was injured, she changed her plans for the future, and then discovered she didn't have to. 

EPISODE 6: MOLLY "I'LL DO IT MYSELF” 31.12.2024

After sports-loving Molly was injured at age 13, she approached her rehab therapy like sports practice. Then she discovered it worked for everything else in her life. 

EPISODE 5: ANNIE “MISS INDEPENDENT” 30.08.2024

Annie had a spinal stroke the night before seventh grade. When she got back to school, she had to wear a surgical halo to stabilize her spine.  So, she went “trick-or-treating” as an angel.  Of course, she did.

EPISODE 4: ARIC “LEADER OF THE PACK" 29.08.2024

Aric was paralyzed in a swimming accident when he was 14. He had been a natural leader before his accident and continued to take charge from his wheelchair. He was never excluded because he simply wouldn’t let that happen. 

EPISODE 3: BILL “THE BULLY WHO CHANGED MY LIFE” 28.08.2024

Injured as an infant, Bill was used to finding his own way in the world—until 4th grade, when he met a bully who made his life miserable…every single day. 

EPISODE 2: ALLISON “LOSING FRIENDS AND FINDING NEW ONES” 27.08.2024

After a skiing accident left her paralyzed, 16-year-old Allison focused all her efforts on getting back to her old friends at school.  But when she finally got there, things were not at all as she expected. 

EPISODE 1: JORGE "FINDING NORMAL" 26.08.2024

Jorge was nine years old, and playing at a friend’s house when one of the kids suddenly brought out a real gun. 

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