Life with Spinal Injury

Despite the Fort Collins sidewalks and bicycle lanes, resident Vivian Armendariz sometimes finds herself riding her wheelchair in the city's streets. "It's not safe at all, but it's the only way I can get around," Armendariz said. Confined to a wheelchair by spina bifida since birth, Armendariz, 38, is unemployed and relies entirely on public transit and her electric wheelchair for transportation around the city.