Christopher Reeve

Christopher Reeve

male, deceased (2004)
Superman actor, stem cell research, Kal-El, the juilliard school, BAFTA winner, Christopher D'Olier Reeve…spinal cord injuries, spinalcordinjury
Christopher D'Olier Reeve (September 25, 1952 - October 10, 2004) was an American actor, director, producer and writer. He established himself...
Adam Taliaferro

Adam Taliaferro

male, 27 years old
from New Jersey, paralyzing, Penn State Nittany Lions, Penn State Nittany Lions football, from Camden, New Jersey, cornerback…spinalcordinjury
Adam Taliaferro (born January 1, 1982 in Moon Township, Pennsylvania) is a former American football player whose unlikely recovery from a...
Ron Kovic

Ron Kovic

male, 63 years old
American military, Hofstra University alumni, Roman Catholic, From Long Island, bronze star, veteran…spinalcordinjury
Ron Kovic was born on July 4, 1946, in Ladysmith, Wisconsin and grew up in Massapequa, New York. His autobiography, Born on the Fourth of July, was...

Fred Fay

male
spinalcordinjury, disability, Disability rights activist, Disabilities, American with Disabilities Act, American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities
Fred Fay won the 1997 Henry B. Betts Award for outstanding achievement in civil rights for Americans with disabilities. Fay was recognized for...
Alan Canfora

Alan Canfora

male, 60 years old
Opposition to the Vietnam War, kent state university, cambodia, m1 garand, Kent State University alumni, William Schroeder…spinalcordinjury
Alan Canfora (b. 1949) was a student at Kent State University, Ohio, when he was shot and wounded in the right wrist by Ohio National Guardsmen in...

Jack Hofsiss

male
Georgetown University, Obie Award, Tony Award, the miracle worker, the elephant man, spinalcordinjury
Jack Hofsiss is a distinguished director of theatre, film and television. His direction of The Elephant Man earned him a Tony Award (the youngest...

Kookal Ramunni Krishnan

male, deceased (1999)
Doctor, Indian, university of liverpool, spinalcordinjury, kerala, spinal cord…Southport Regional Spinal Injuries Centre
Kookal Ramunni Krishnan (KR Krishnan) (1929 - 1999) born in a Nair family in Kerala, was an Indian physician. He was former director of Southport...
Dr Daniel Paul Lammertse MD

Dr Daniel Paul Lammertse MD

male (Englewood, Colorado, United States)
medical doctor, St Anthony Hospital Central, Denver, Co, Craig Hospital, Englewood, Co, Ohio State University College of Medicine 1976, residency Ohio State University Hospital, spinalcordinjury…Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Committee, injury, spinal, American Spinal Injury Association, cord
Daniel P. Lammertse , M.D. , is the Medical Director of Craig Hospital. Dr. Lammertse received his B.A in 1973 and his M.D. from Ohio State...