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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JPN @ Mar 11th 2008 3:21PM
How ironic that the woman in the wheelchair has her arms up when the article talks about quadriplegics.
UseMe2UseYou @ Mar 11th 2008 3:23PM
Maybe they're on strings..
david @ Mar 11th 2008 3:30PM
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.
Izzy @ Mar 11th 2008 4:06PM
I can't help but think of Captain Christopher Pike in the Star Trek OTS Pilot.
I hope this works!
blackfeather @ Mar 11th 2008 4:41PM
That picture is much funnier if you rotate it 45° counterclockwise.
zoara @ Mar 11th 2008 10:28PM
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...