April 25, 2019
Sometimes a job is more than a job. For Johnathan Ainsworth, being able to put on a uniform and get back to work represents a victory over the brain injury that nearly killed him.
In this interactive photo essay, see how a partnership between QLI and an Omaha Chick-fil-A location gave Johnathan a springboard to independence.
—
April 8, 2024
Robert Paylor is near the end of his presentation. QLI’s packed auditorium is pin-drop silent as his wife, Karsen, enters carrying a walker. She places it in front of Robert’s […]
April 3, 2024
“It’s all gas, no brakes. A true nose to the grindstone experience.” Going into the wheelchair rugby training camps in places like Birmingham, AL can be utterly brutal. For a […]
March 5, 2024
His feet are square with the rest of the board. A breath is taken—strong aimed. The space from the crest of his knees to the ends of his toes may […]
March 4, 2024
“My sister and I came to Omaha in August 2022,” she reflects on a whirlwind two years. After the worsening unrest of the Taliban in her native Afghanistan, Fatimeh Hassan […]
February 19, 2024
The lights are dimmed in the common area—the snow outside brings up the visibility within the room. It’s just after four o’clock in the afternoon, usually the time of day […]
December 21, 2023
The gym doors open and the soon-to-be graduates enter—proud and expectant. Surrounding them, family and friends sit in equal anticipation. Soon, the names are read off and each student approaches […]
November 29, 2023
The gym doors open and the soon-to-be graduates enter—proud and expectant. Surrounding them, family and friends sit in equal anticipation. Soon, the names are read off and each student approaches […]
November 17, 2023
Beginning on an incline, the wheelchairs move swiftly down the pavement. Thirty yards later, Pato Gilchrist and Seth Wannamaker bring their chairs to an abrupt halt. They turn around, looking […]
November 15, 2023
Christian Arteaga takes a step in the EksoNR exoskeleton. Then another. With a rhythm established, he and physical therapist Anna Schaffart are off walking through the halls of the Lied […]
