Subscriber spotlight! T12 Paraplegic transferring in and out of a Mazda RX8 sports car
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- Опубліковано 3 лют 2014
- In this video I introduce you to my friend Tara who has a cute little sports car and she shows you how she transfers in and out of it. Her level is T12 with Spina Bifida. She also talks about what to consider when you are wanting to get a car instead of a van as a disabled driver.
Awesome video and RX8, sweet ride. I'm T7/8 paraplegic due to a motorcycle accident. I drive a BMW 335i convertible so I can feel the wind and sun. My wheelchair is placed behind the passenger seat the same way as yours, but the top has to be down and its an overhead lift. Thank goodness for TiLite wheelchairs and sunny days in Florida. Thank for posting this video.
I really want to move to Florida one day lol.
Thank you for being so kind and offering you are knowledge and sharing it to make life easier for others 💖
Excellent film. I'm an L1 para due to SCI. I have a sports car and being young, I get a lot of points and stares and comments from older people in handicapped parking spots. Living in the UK we have right hand drive cars so I'm doing everything from the opposite side of the car.
This is a great video! I'm a t12 Para as well. It's always nice to see how others do things to get new ideas. She is a beautiful girl and has an awesome car! Keep it up!
Thank you!
WOW, you are an amazing young woman, beautiful with a fabulous attitude. You have taken on this challenge and conquered it and have a great sense of humour!! A lot of us who don't have this challenge don't have your great outlook on things. I applaud you - you will find a way to take on everything in life! You Go Girl!!!
+Norma-Jean November Thank you for the encouraging comment! Having been in our wheelchairs all our lives we know nothing else. That certainly helps keep you positive. But still a lot more people out there negative. Glad you were encouraged by the video! (I am just seeing somehow I didn't reply to your comment. Sorry it took so long)
And not letting any crap get in your way, good stuff, I've worked in the area of disability for 24 years and it's always great to see folk saying to a world of those who stare, eat my dust!
+Peter Davis Thank you! (I am just seeing somehow I didn't reply to your comment. Sorry it took so long)
Great clip. When I got out of the hospital in 2005 - T5 complete SCI I sold my Acura and bought a Saturn Ion on the advice of another paraplegic. I had a Menox Hand control installed and quickly got used to enjoying being back on the road. A couple of years later I purchased a Toyota Sienna with the all the modifications. So now I have the option of two vehicles when ever I want, providing my daughter hasn't stolen my car from me. The van does have the advantage of a quick load when it is raining or snowing. But I like driving the car a lot more.
+GBO007 Two forms of freedom, lucky you!!! (I am just seeing somehow I didn't reply to your comment. Sorry it took so long)
Who says everyone in a wheelchair needs to drive a van? That is great!
+Brian Hannigan hehe thanks.
I'm a incomplete sci...and fully appreciate this video. Only the best.
Sure did!! I'm in the market for another vehicle - saw a similar vid before this one, but I think this helped me decide. Thanks for posting!!
Rudolf Nisbeth YAY! Glad we could help. I know Tara will be glad to hear she helped!
She's so cute!.. Thank you for the video! :)
+arizonaalicia Thanks
Beautiful video!
Great video, thank you for sharing it with us. I use to do the same thing when i had a 1990 camaro. But i wouldn't take my wheels off. I would just fold the chair and slide it behind me. It was a tight fit but it worked. And it was much faster putting my chair in and out of the car. etc.
+Warren1814 Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for your comment.
Great video! Thank you.
Quite Brilliant Dear 🥰🙏
nice Julian I like the way you compensate for your balance
Julian? Glad you enjoyed the video
I'm tetraplegic and So PROUD OF YOU !!! 💪❤️😊
brave girl!!! fist of all i love rx8 it was my brother first car i see every day videos with rx8 that's how i find you...i wish you good luck and happy easter!! (sry for my english)
fernadofastf1 Thank you! We are just doing every day things. Not really about bravery but glad you found the video encouraging :) Happy belated Easter!
Great car anyway! Thanks.
Great, informative video! I'm an L-2 Spina Bifida and I drive a mini van but don't have a lift so I get in via the passenger side sliding door, put my chair in and the crawl between the two front bucket seats and into the driver's seat and away I go. Sounds complicated? It is! I'm think my next vehicle will be a two door sedan and will put my chair in as demonstrated. A word to the wise- I anyone puts the big wheels on your chair, make sure they are properly seated and lock. Driving a three wheel chair is not fun! I had the unfortunate experience with this!! LOL!
Yikes that's crazy about your chair! I am looking to get a smaller, more economical vehicle myself. Thanks for your comment!
Nice car and good job
+limzinfo Thanks
I just love this car. My favorite car because of its unique doors and engine. Expensive to own even a used RX-8 here tho
+Dystopic Very true!
great video
Lisa Figge Thank you!
God Bless you and good luck.
Than you Debra!
good looking car
+TheLoza601 Thanks!
Inspiring.
+Sanjit Agnihotri Thanks. It's cool to show people we don't have to use a van lol
I'm a wheelchair user with MS and drive a Jaguar XKR, I love the glares and comments when I pull in to handicapped parking bays!
Followed by sheepish looks and them walking away quickly!
+Graham Walker haha, it's the best! (I am just seeing somehow I didn't reply to your comment. Sorry it took so long)
Thank you for this video clip.
As an old Chinese Taoist/Buddhist, I would like to say you are a "brave girl" for making this video.
Most if not all Asian, especially Chinese will not make a video of this kind to help others as they will find it very embarrassing & will "lose face" or whatever.
Even though I am a normal person, I still like to thank you for this video clip as I believe it will help others who are Paraplegic.
Namo Orr Mi Tau Futt,
may our Goddess of Mercy (Kwan Yin) & Lord Buddha bless you & give you strength & enlightenment.
Have a nice day
Thanks for the encouragement. My channel has certainly helped me become way more comfortable with myself. Glad you are benefiting from it!
I had a dear friend, Sam, who drove a 2007 Saturn Ion quad coupe because he had to use a wheelchair and could get it into the back seat without taking it apart. His brother, Bill, bought a Mazda RX8 quad coupe like this one in 2012 so Sam could get his chair in and out easier than in Bill's old car.. Bill was replacing a tiny car with a stick shift after he'd had an injury - he thought it would be a good idea if he got a car Sam could drive also, in case he needed a ride to work or Sam needed to have his car worked on . Bill had hand controls put on his Mazda so Sam could drive his car, too. Sam loved to drive his brother's car. He liked his own car, because he didn't have to take his wheels off to get his chair in the back seat, but his brother's was more fun to drive. I knew what Sam had to do to transfer into his car, I wasn't sure how he would've transferred into his brother's car. This is probably very close to what he had to do. Thank you for posting this.
Glad it helped! Testimonies like this keep me posting :)
This is amazing! I don't know why I haven't thought of the RX-8 before. Definitely beats the blandness of a van (no offense to van owners).
+Jacob Adkins Somehow I am just seeing this comment. You are totally correct. Much better LOL
+Rolling Thunder I am hoping ya'll are friends talking to each other that way! Rolling you are right though nothing is wrong with an opinion. Vans are bland. My own van is bland lol. I just don't care lol. Tara's car is rockin! Thanks for both of your comments.
+Living Able I totally forgot about this video. Brings back a lot of memories lol
How is Tara doing these days? Don't pay attention to the Rolling Thunder guy. He's just a troll. Nothing more.
+Jacob Adkins We are both good. haha okay. I like niceness on my page :) Guess I am packing an impact if I have trolls following me now lol. I'm getting my new wheelchair soon. Should be similar to Tara's I do believe. So excited for that.
Living Able I apologize for taking my vile argument with Jacob over into your page. This has nothing to do with you. I was making my point to Jacob and it just so happened to be on your page. You deserve better than that and if you want I will take down my post if it bother you that much.
Very informative and useful vid you two. I became T10 paraplegic about 2 yrs ago and have been wanting to get back to driving myself around again. I was wondering about the retrofit of the Mazda and how much that costs. I also need a way to get a better chair like yours(TiLite ZR) as medicaid gave me a crap one for little girls. Jerks lol Thanks for the info. :)
+metatechnocrat Neither of us are on medicaid so we can't help you there. Hopefully you figured out the wheelchair situation since your comment. Glad you enjoyed the video. (I am just seeing somehow I didn't reply to your comment. Sorry it took so long)
I've watched your video as well as a few others and i notice it seems a little easier with the suicide doors. Right now i have a 07 impala LS, i normally put my chair in by carrying everything over my chest a part at a time. Wheels first then the frame, my injury is very low L1 L2 so i have a lot my trunk control and upper body strength then most but like anybody i have days when i'm tired and it's a hassle to wrestle the chair in the car. But looking at these videos have given me some ideas on how to make things a little easier so i want to say thank you...
true6lue Glad you enjoy! My pleasure.
Your car and chair is mazing
I have a wheel chair but. This is a best
I wesh u good luck
Wow very eye opening and amazing. two very nice looking woman :p
+Andrew Egerton Thanks
bravo! nice algorithm. blessings
+valentincastelo Thanks
I´m a T7 :) God bless you :)
1337fraggzb00N God bless you as well hun!
nice wheels so to speak im a t8 and almost brought the same car for that reason that the way the doors open well that was my excuse any way to buy a nice car lol lol nice vid
+Enanouel Mal haha I know right!
Nice one, and that's a nice car. It's a 1.6 isn't it? Rotary engine though. Very cool indeed
+Peter Davis Thanks
When I was still driving a car, I used to get in and out of it through the right side, but then, I did have a wheelchair I could collapse.
I miss the chairs that collapse. THEY SEEM TO BE LESS COMMON. bUT i DO ALSO UNDERSTAND, MORE MOVING PARTS= MORE CHANCE OF BREAKING DOWN... oops sorry for caps, not paying attention. That sounds like a cool way to transfer!
Crystal liked the hand grip on the top of the door frame on my car..would an overhead hand grip help ?
For some people it might I'm sure. But Tara is used to doing it this way so she has her technique down
what type of tool are you using to drive the vehicle and where did you get your wheel chair from?
Moua Choua Tara has a Tilite chair and drives with the same hand controls I do. Here is a video of me driving ua-cam.com/video/At4Ob9bRQx8/v-deo.html
Would you happen to know any specifics about the sling she has under her chair. That seems more convenient than the pouches.
ill message her now and get the info
I do not want sound rude, so I apologize in advance, but may I ask if people are able to move their feet with spina bifda? Like enough strength to step on the pedals.
tiochaota You are not being rude at all. Honestly we are all different. It would depend on the persons level. A lot of us drive with hand controls like I am doing in this video ua-cam.com/video/At4Ob9bRQx8/v-deo.html I am here to answer any questions you have so please do not be afraid to ask!
+Living Able I have Spina Bifida and unless someone asks a rude question ("What's wrong with you?") I'm an open book.
Jodi J I completely agree with you. Although I tend to take the question "what's wrong with you" as not meaning it in a bad way and just say "Nothing is wrong with me but i have SB. What else would you like to know?...." That let's them know there's different ways to ask a question but also politely answers them and encourages them to ask more questions.
I pause for a few seconds then say, "Nothing is wrong with me" emphasizing the 'wrong'. I know they aren't trying to be rude but some people (like me) might take it that way. :) For instance, people (I hope) don't say, "Why are you fat?" lol!
Jodi J lol ummmmm was that to me?
Watching this makes me wish i had both arms lol. you make this lifestyle look great :-)
Glad you enjoyed the video
i have to get better at getting around like you
youll get there just keep at it!! I am here to help any way I can. I just watched your first time driving after accident video...you are doing great!
Its the whole one arm thing holding me back 😔
Lots of people do everything anyone else can do with just one arm. There are ways...what are you wanting to learn to do that you think you cant? If people can drive cars that cant move from the neck down (its happening btw) then living with one arm is adaptable....not trying to minimize your struggles. just trying to encourage you that there are ways :) ill give suggestions in any way i can. sometimes its hard to think outside of the box when you are new to a disability.
I had a 2-door Chevy Cavalier for 17 years and I pulled the chair into the backseat without taking the wheels off. I have a question for Tara. Did the wheels ever roll away or tip over to where you couldn't reach them? I would be afraid of that happening.
+Jodi J I know for a fact her chair has rolled away a few times lol. I tend to lock one break and just pull my chair. Also if I am able to park with the front end of the car going "down the hill" if there is a hill the chair would roll into my door instead of away from the car. On flat ground most of the time you are safe for it not to roll but not always lol
My chair rolled away one time and several firemen ran after it. They brought it to me and asked if I needed help. I didn't, but I let them help because they were kinda cute.
+Jodi J lol you go girl
I love you 💞💞💞
very cool. Her pink spokes are awesome! lol. Was she the one that got the note on her car saying she wasn't that disabled since she drives a sports car?
lol yes
lol i drive a car that is faster than most little sports cars like that lol. i always wonder what people think when they see my flyin bye with my disabled plate. lol. ive had people about to come up and tell me something cause they see me pull into a handicap space then see me start to take my chair out and keep walking , its pretty funny.
LOL, yeah that kind of stuff is hilarious!
Mike Fatty I am a wheelchair user with Spina Bifida, not sure what my level is, but I'd say its about the same as these women. I drive a minivan with all the bells and whistles for a person with my abilities. I often drive alone, and also get giggles and chuckles out of people's reactions when I park in the handicapped parking, and then start busting out with my wheelchair. Because I couldn't possibly be a disabled woman running some errands on my own. *gasp!* lol
Are you able to step on the pedals easily?
DystopicEdits She and I both use hand controls like in my video here ua-cam.com/video/At4Ob9bRQx8/v-deo.html
My next car
Tara is cute. Beautiful eyes
Im sure she would say thanks. Ill pass on the comment to her bf to tell her
GOSTEI MUITO, TANTO DA CADEIRA DE RODAS QUANTO O CARRO ,MUITO BOM
ı liked you
It's great to see how others manage their chairs and cars! At this point I'm still ambulatory to some degree, so I just put my chair in the boot and then walk to the driver's seat, but if/when my disease progresses to the point where I cannot walk at all, I'll have to consider a number of things to manage my chair. Unfortunately, twisting to put my chair behind my seat isn't going to be feasible for me, but lifting it across my body may also be an issue. Hmmmmm. Thank you for posting this!
I get it, I am about at that point now - I am still slightly ambulant and can drive an automatic transmission vehicle with high seating, but having nightmares as my carer can't now handle my dismantlable powerchair any more due to shoulder damage so I am able to do no more than car to house to car at the moment - the solutions for me seem to be non-existent, even if I spend my entire life savings plus all of my PIP benefit and would be unable to afford to then use it! Most smaller WAVs aren't suitable at all unless you have a *very* able-bodied assistant to secure the chair, it is potentially lethal and illegal to drive with one not secured and a drive-from wheelchair van (it would have to be very big as I am!) isn't' an option at all as I simply couldn't get one parked and turned around in my street 80% of the day and night nor even get it into my street about 50% of the time as so many delivery drivers find out!
I am curious how the car is set up for you to drive it, throttle and braking as your feet can't do it for you I am a mechanic and am very fortunate to be able to walk but if I was in a chair I would still do all the things that others do and driving would be on that list I would like to know how the vehicle is setup mechanically and if there were laws to get around setting it up that way.
W4RD1N8ER I will double check with Tara but I am fairly certain it is set up with the same hand controls I have. Here is the link to the video I made. @watch_videos?index=11&video_ids=ho5pgnkdlEQ%2C4JyldsKkC6Y%2CaNnhMoP9CnM%2C3v3H3Zwli2M%2CbUQ7SuyZQzM%2CnFGcBI3lqW8%2CAPP2VaRnzfE%2C9UtcHxq5apU%2C8r8-vG0vP-Y%2CGtGAgcqhgl8%2CXZ9_1FiyLpQ%2CAt4Ob9bRQx8&type=0&feature=c4-overview-u&more_url=&title=Popular+uploads
Living Able thanks for the link.
My pleasure
I am fully confident medical science will advance enough so you both will walk again. Best of luck to you both.
Thanks for your comment. I can't speak for Tara but I have no desire to walk. I know that's hard to comprehend for some, but that's just my perspective. Figured I would share so that people will not always assume we are hoping to walk one day. Please don't think I am upset. I am not. I just pray for a world where people don't always assume we are more whole as one who walks versus one who doesn't.
Living Able
;) you tell um ..strong Metal is forged with Hammer and fire..Tomany are delicate flowers who would fall apart under stress. things worth doing are some times hard
:)
I agree with Kristen! I have absolutely no desire to walk and I love my life the way it is!
Glad to hear I am not alone lol
would a squeezing wheelchair help....one where the sides squeeze together ?
You mean one that folds up? Most of those are heavy so I don't think they would be as easy. Plus it looks like Tara has her technique down
Living Able
neighbor girl had m s ... i would take her places if her boyfriend was working...folder wheelchair went in back of station wagon..
I wonder why the 13 people who gave this video a 'thumbs down' did so?
+David Barker me too! I wish I knew why people didn't watch my videos all the way through. It really messes things up. But I can't have everything I want so I try to figure it out on my own.
+Living Able I think their finger slipped.. Of course they meant thumbs up! I'm guessing.
Sunny Days Forever haha we will go with that lol. Luckily thumbs down do't afect anythingas far as ratings go
+Sunny Days
I envy your faith in humanity, Sunny Days. Your name suits you. Never change. :)
a dona do carro , o carro tudo muito lindo
how do you drive it tho just asking
The car is fitted with hand gas and braking of course.
James Hall Here is a link to my driving video. It is the same for Tara @watch_videos?index=11&video_ids=ho5pgnkdlEQ%2C4JyldsKkC6Y%2CaNnhMoP9CnM%2C3v3H3Zwli2M%2CbUQ7SuyZQzM%2CnFGcBI3lqW8%2CAPP2VaRnzfE%2C9UtcHxq5apU%2C8r8-vG0vP-Y%2CGtGAgcqhgl8%2CXZ9_1FiyLpQ%2CAt4Ob9bRQx8&type=0&feature=c4-overview-u&more_url=&title=Popular+uploads
I very much need this wheelchair! What kind is it? I can't lift my chair in and out of my car because it is so heavy and this doesn't leave me with very many places I can go.
I will ask Tara and get back to you asap.
Gayla, I don't know if you ever found out, but this looks like the same Ti-Lite ZRa my daughter uses. I believe the it weighs around 10.7 lbs. Hope this helps if you needed the info.
Gayla I have the TiLite ZR. Russell was correct except the ZR that I have is less adjustable than the ZRA. When looking for a chair you need to consider a rigid frame with less moveable/adjustable parts and take into consideration the weight of special backs if you need them ( I do not) and the weight of the cushion. By the way this is Tara and this is my youtube handle/channel
Aloha like the video lots of info I would like to know what type and brand of wc you have and the weight. Mahalo Malama pono
superprettypinkkitty this is the TiLite ZR. I'm not sure of the exact weight but you can go onto Tilite's website and they will have all the specs. I also have spinergy wheels which are not standard with this chair that helps with the weight (by the way I'm Tara, the girl in the video and this is my channel name
Tara, you may want to consider a TiLite TX in the future. It is the folding equivalent of the ZR and it would be easier to fit in the car. I've had one for years and had no issues with it.
Ohhhh, I'll ler her know. I a, getting my first Tilite in 3 weeks, can't remember what model though.
Andrew Huzar Thank you for the suggestion but I stay away from folding chairs. The more moving parts usually results in more things breaking. The way folding chairs fold wouldn't allow it to fit in my backseat either.
i think this woman is so beautiful defintly a dime in my book!!!!!
+ogmikejones1959 Thank you
Halooo
how heavy is your chair?
This is Kristen but I know Tara's chair is very light. I want to say under 20lbs. ill ask her to come on here and tell you when I can. I know it's a lot lighter than my aluminum TiLite chair. I am pretty sure she told me hers is Titanium.
Living Able Thanks for the quick response. An ultra light wheelchair definitely comes in handy when you have to do car transfers.
Absolutely!!
Hi I would like to meet disable lady
I wonder why this video has so many ‘dislikes’?
think because it's coming up in people's searches that on March 3rd shooting for wheelchair disability videos but instead searching for videos about Mazda RX. Or it could simply be jealousy. It's pretty common for the most popular video of the channel to have both the most likes and most dislikes. Thankfully with the UA-cam algorithm both likes and dislikes benefit the channel in the same way
Some more inspiration.
ua-cam.com/video/ZVu4bHn1vLo/v-deo.html
calially18 Congrats! Thanks for sharing your story!
my advise.... don't open the next door till you fully transfer to car seat "enough space to get wheelchair so close to your car seat ;0=)
(nice looking ;0=+
I open the other door before transferring so I don't chance scraping the outside of the other door. It's nice having more room to be able to turn my chair around, etc without the worry of hitting the other door
If you lost a few pounds life would be much easier
Indeed ☺️
That’s a bad transfer
How so....she seems happy with it