In this issue:

CHANGING THE MEDICAL SYSTEM FROM WITHIN
Wheelchair users are making it through medical school and rolling into emergency rooms, operating rooms and private practices with greater frequency. Tim Gilmer reports on how their presence is beginning to move their field in directions that promise to benefit everyone who seeks medical treatment.

THE JOYS OF ADAPTIVE ROWING
Teal Sherer found adaptive rowing to be the perfect physical outlet when she moved across the country. She reports that the growing sport may be just what you’ve been looking for.

PUSHING THE EDGE OF FUNCTION
Patience. Stubbornness. Creative thinking. These might not be the traits most associated with independence, but Seth McBride discovers they may be even more important than physicality when it comes to maximizing your function.

RAPPER, ADVOCATE … MAYOR?
Kalyn Heffernan made a name for herself as the rapping frontwoman for the band Wheelchair Sports Camp, but now she’s got even bigger things on her plate, including a run for Denver’s mayorship. Regan Linton goes behind the music with the colorful rising star.