Hope & Inspiration
HOPE & INSPIRATION »
Rick Hansen and the Rick Hansen Foundation have made a difference in the lives of millions. Every day they move and inspire people in Canada and around the globe – learn more about the some outstanding people that are living their dreams and are an inspiration to us all.
Hisham Mohammad
Hisham Mohammad was born with spinal atrophy, a condition that causes severe muscle weakness. Rehabilitation services were almost non-existent in his native Saudi Arabia and finding even basic equipment like a wheelchair was difficult.
William Iain Stewart
Iain Stewart was born in 1926 in Wishaw, Scotland. He immigrated to Canada in his early 20s and met and married his wife Joan in Vancouver, BC, in 1954. They had seven children.
Aluki Chupik-Hall
Six-year-old Aluki Chupik-Hall has severe scoliosis, an often-painful condition that requires her to wear a back brace for up to 23 hours a day and, when she is older, possibly having to undergo surgery to fuse her spine.
Shira Stanfield
Shira Standfield became a paraplegic while rock-climbing in France in 1995 but she didn’t let that stop her from achieving her dreams.
