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New Mobility Newsletter – Feb. 24, 2026

 

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PRODUCTS

Man in wheelchair doing a leaning exercise with wrist weights.
Wheelchair Users' Favorite Home Workout Products
We asked our social media audience to share their favorite home workout products and they delivered recommendations on the most accessible strength and cardio equipment, along with online fitness services made by and for wheelchair users.  Whatever your budget and level of function, we’ve got something for you.

SEX, WHEELS AND RELATIONSHIPS

Kelsey Petersen moving with her arms in a dance
Using Fantasy to Liberate, Rather Than Erase My Disabled Identity
After her spinal cord injury, Kelsey Petersen used fantasy to reconnect with her body and the sensations that she'd lost. But then, a long-distance romance helped her realize the value of bringing her present self into the fantasies she was creating. “I can invite my disabled body into the fantasy, and still be limitless, it just takes a little courage, curiosity, and creativity,” she writes.

PERSPECTIVES

Finding Ease in a Body with Cerebral Palsy
For Greg Moomjy, functioning with CP often felt like he was forcing his body to do things it didn’t want to do. Then, an opera-singer friend introduced him to the Alexander Technique, a therapeutic method that aims to integrate your thinking and movement. Moomjy explains how the technique completely changed his relationship with his body, reduced his spasms and allowed him to eliminate some medications.

SPONSORED CONTENT

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PARALYMPICS

Declan Farmer (USA) and Liam Hickey (Canada) battle for the puck during the Para Ice Hockey gold medal game at the 2022 Beijing Paralympics.
Five Storylines to Watch at the 2026 Winter Paralympics
The Milan Cortina Paralympics start in less than two weeks, on March 6, and all the action will be shown on Peacock, NBC’s streaming service. Elliott Lapin breaks down the most interesting Team USA storylines of this year’s games, including a chance for sled hockey history, whether the U.S. will get its first wheelchair curling medal, and whether Paralympic superstar Oksana Masters can continue her cross-country skiing and biathalon dominance. (Photo by OIS/Joe Toth)

PRO TIPS

Comparing Your SCI to Others
We can learn so much by finding parallels with people who have similar disabilities, but no two injuries are the same. In 2019, we talked to wheelchair users about comparing your SCI to others. One common theme? Sometimes in trying to find similarities, we lose sight of our own unique strengths.

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