TYLER’S STORY
February 12, 2012 will be a day that I will never forget. Yes, I sustained a spinal cord injury leaving me paralyzed from the neck down and ventilator dependent, but the biggest change in my life going forward was not my ability to move.
Before my spinal cord injury, all my time and energy went into my physical appearance or athletic achievement. My identity – or at least the way I viewed myself – was entirely physical. My story is not about my spinal cord injury – it is about the opportunity I have been given to use that time and energy I thought I had lost and re-channel it into my mind. From living in my dad’s living room, technology has enabled me to live and work independently. In addition to launching my nonprofit foundation, the Tyler Schrenk Foundation, I am now sharing my knowledge about the emerging technology and support available to others in my situation to them become independent like myself. That was the genesis of Hippo Ability.