I Was A Wheelchair Kid

About I Was A Wheelchair Kid

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 story.

Publisher

FacingDisability.com

Category

kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 Aug 2024

Latest episode

13 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

10 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Jul 2026

   EPISODE 10: ANGELA "I KNEW MY CAREER WAS MY FUTURE"

   One week away at summer camp changed Angela's whole vision of how she could handle her future.

2. 

   2 Sept 2025

   EPISODE 9: AMBER "MY ESCAPE FROM PTSD"

   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.

3. 

   29 Jul 2025

   EPISODE 8: ROB "I BROKE MY SPOKES"

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

4. 

   27 Mar 2025

   EPISODE 7: REVECA "I LOOKED INTO THE FUTURE"

   After 13-year-old Reveca was injured, she changed her plans for the future, and then discovered she didn't have to. After listening, please take our two-minute survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CKQQ3VW

5. 

   31 Dec 2024

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

   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.

6. 

   26 Aug 2024

   Episode 1: JORGE "Finding Normal"

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

7. 

   26 Aug 2024

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

   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.

8. 

   26 Aug 2024

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

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

9. 

   26 Aug 2024

   EPISODE 4: ARIC “LEADER OF THE PACK"

   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.

10. 

    26 Aug 2024

    EPISODE 5: ANNIE “MISS INDEPENDENT”

    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.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 30 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

48

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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