Or, that it's an unpowered wheelchair in an open grassy field with no visible obstacles or surface breaks. :-) Maybe it's supposed to represent how it will be for them in some metaphorical sense.
"Quadriplegia, also known as tetraplegia, is a symptom in which a human experiences paralysis affecting all four limbs, although not necessarily total paralysis or loss of function. [...] It is common to have partial use of some limbs, such as the ability to move the arms but not the hands"
But yeah, I think that was just a bad choice of picture...
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How ironic that the woman in the wheelchair has her arms up when the article talks about quadriplegics.
Maybe they're on strings..
Or, that it's an unpowered wheelchair in an open grassy field with no visible obstacles or surface breaks. :-) Maybe it's supposed to represent how it will be for them in some metaphorical sense.
I can't help but think of Captain Christopher Pike in the Star Trek OTS Pilot.
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That picture is much funnier if you rotate it 45° counterclockwise.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadriplegia
"Quadriplegia, also known as tetraplegia, is a symptom in which a human experiences paralysis affecting all four limbs, although not necessarily total paralysis or loss of function. [...] It is common to have partial use of some limbs, such as the ability to move the arms but not the hands"
But yeah, I think that was just a bad choice of picture...