Sex, Wheels and Relationships

‘The Pleasure is Ours’: 3 Essays on Sex After Spinal Cord Injury

We asked three people with spinal cord injuries to talk about how they experience sex and intimacy. Their backgrounds are different. Their levels of function are different. But they’ve all dealt with the confusion and discovery that comes with defining their own concepts of sexuality to fit their bodies and desires. Plus, Emily Rose Yates gives an inside look at how a nonprofit and the UK’s leading manufacturer of pleasure products collaborated on a line of accessible sex toys.  

Products

Reviewing SOREL’s New Adaptive Winter Boots

The announcement that SOREL had launched a line of adaptive winter boots generated quite a response among readers who’ve been waiting a long time for warm boots that aren’t a bear to get on. To see how they function in real life, we got two of our writers, Mike Franz and Jenny Smith, to review them. Here’s what they found.  

Nike Releases Latest Adaptive Air Jordan

Today, Nike released the latest version of its Air Jordan 1 Hi FlyEase. It combines iconic Air Jordan basketball shoe style with an adaptive design that features a wraparound zipper and two Velcro straps, allowing for easy entry of the foot.  

Rocking Out

Enter to Win Accessible VIP Treatment at a Portugal. The Man Concert

Grammy-award winning rock band Portugal. The Man announced “Night Out,” its new initiative to support disabled fans requiring ADA access. In select markets, pairs of winning ticket holders will be treated as VIP guests of the band — provided with transportation to and from the show and concierge escorts throughout the venue, as well as given merchandise and a special meet-and-greet. 

Research

Swiss Researchers Continue to Push Forward Functional Recovery With SCI

Last week, mainstream media was again ablaze with “Paralyzed Person Walks Again” headlines after a new study showed three people with complete SCI regained significant motor control in their leg and trunk muscles. Seth McBride looked behind the headlines and found that while we might not be up and salsa dancing anytime soon, with every successful new study, the promise of accessible, functional recovery with epidural stimulation is one step closer to reality. 

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