Push Girls Revolution

"Push Girls", a new reality show airing Mondays at 10pm on the   Sundance channel, is trying and succeeding to change the face of the disability community on TV.  For those of you who don't know, "Push Girls" is about four young, sexy, women named Auti, Angela, Mia, and Tiphany, who are  all wheelchair users. Except for Mia, who is paralyzes due to a blood vessel that ruptured in her spinal cord, the women are disabled because of car accidents. The reason I love this show is that unlike "Glee," it demonstrates to the public that these beautiful girls can accept who they are and live normal lives.

From the left: Mia, Auti, Angela & Tiphany

In my opinion, "Push Girls" is the only show  on TV that's about regular daily life.  For example, we see Auti and her husband, Eric, at the grocery store, and Auti can stand on top of her wheelchair to reach whatever items off the shelves she needs. Surprisingly, two of the Push Girls, Mia and Tiphany go to the gym even though they are paralyzed; just like anyone else, these fierce girls want to stay fit and beautiful.  Speaking of beauty,  Angela is not letting her wheelchair get in the way of her being the glamorous model that she has dreamed of becoming. Yes, the girls on wheels keep pushing the boundaries to make sure not to allow their chairs stop them from living a full life.  I strongly believe that "Push Girls" has created a revolution in American television by awakening the country to the fact that people in wheelchairs can do so much more than sit in a corner of a day program and that we are contributing members of society.