{"id":42807,"date":"2016-06-10T21:17:09","date_gmt":"2016-06-11T02:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=42807"},"modified":"2016-06-10T21:17:09","modified_gmt":"2016-06-11T02:17:09","slug":"turning-an-adaptive-lifestyle-into-a-rewarding-lifestyle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/turning-an-adaptive-lifestyle-into-a-rewarding-lifestyle\/","title":{"rendered":"Turning an adaptive lifestyle into a rewarding lifestyle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong> By <a href=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?s=hannah+gebresilassie\">Hannah Gebresilassie<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>A <a href=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/category\/medill-newsmakers\/\">Medill Newsmakers<\/a> Report<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">When society thinks of people in wheelchairs, we often think of what they can&#8217;t do instead of what they can do. In this edition of Medill Newsmakers, wheelchair users in Chicago open up about living an adaptive lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>The perspectives come from gunshot survivors, Skyhawks wheelchair basketball team members, individuals born with genetic disorders of bone fragility, Shriners Hospital patients and the Commissioner\u00a0of the Mayor&#8217;s Office for People with\u00a0Disabilities. Take a look at what these individuals living with a disability have to say.<\/p>\n<p>[vimeo 170016118 w=474]<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>0:39<\/strong> &#8211; Skyhawks wheelchair basketball team members share how the sport has impacted their lives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3:28<\/strong> \u2014 Interview in studio with Daniel Ferreira, Adaptive Sports Coordinator from the Chicago Park District, about living with Osteogenesis Imperfecta and thriving regardless of his disability.<\/p>\n<p><strong>9:21<\/strong> \u2014 Interview in studio continued with Daniel Ferreira and Skyhawks wheelchair basketball team member Marcus Jones joins us. Jones is a gunshot survivor who is now a motivational speaker, radio talkshow host and author.<\/p>\n<p><strong>18:20<\/strong> \u2014 Juan Ortiz talks about living a normal life in a wheelchair. He was shot three times when he was 14 years old. After transforming his life, he is now a working father and husband with an MBA in information systems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>22:11<\/strong> \u2014 John Sharp, a barber at Pro-Line Barber and Beauty in Englewood, opens up about overcoming adversity after getting shot six times.<\/p>\n<p><strong>24:57<\/strong> \u2014 Commissioner Karen Tamley from the Mayor&#8217;s Office for People with Disabilities talks about living with a disability and what the city is doing for other wheelchair users like herself.<\/p>\n<p><strong>27:43<\/strong> \u2014 NFL draft prospects participated in an NFL Play 60 Clinic at Shriners Hospital for Children in April. We hear from a couple of the participants. One of them is the face of the hospital, Alec Cabucunacan. 14-year-old Cabucunacan who was born with Osteogenesis Imperfecta and doesn&#8217;t let it stop him from achieving his dreams. We also hear from Chauncey Wulf, who acquired a spinal cord injury after getting into a car accident with his family.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Jorge Alfaro, coach of a wheelchair basketball and a softball team at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, smiles at a softball practice. (Hannah Gebresilassie\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Hannah Gebresilassie A Medill Newsmakers Report When society thinks of people in wheelchairs, we often think of what they can&#8217;t do instead of what they can do. In this edition of Medill Newsmakers, wheelchair users in Chicago open up about living an adaptive lifestyle. 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