April 21, 2022
By: Dwayne Page
Students and staff at DeKalb County High School will experience what life in a wheelchair is like firsthand today (Thursday) as part of the Team ALeX “Spend a Day in My Wheels” challenge.
“Spend a Day In My Wheels” was the idea of 16-year-old Alex Johnson, a tenth grader at Friendship Christian School in Lebanon and a wheelchair user. Alex is the son of Smithville native and DCHS alumni Nathan Johnson. Alex is the grandson of Mike and Jeana Johnson.
The challenge is used to raise accessibility awareness for people that use wheelchairs and other mobility devices. Team ALeX challenges participants to spend a work or school day doing their daily activities in a wheelchair. Alex designed the challenge to open everyone’s eyes to the difficulties people with mobility devices face on a daily basis. The Permobil Foundation supplies the wheelchairs for all wheelchair challenges. Through a partnership with the Permobil Foundation, Alex hopes to change the world one challenge at a time.
Students and staff at DeKalb County High School will be participating in “Spend a Day In My Wheels” today (Thursday April 21). The participants will be using wheelchairs the entire school day. Team ALeX will be in attendance at an assembly at 9 am.
Below is the social media information and a link to our webpage.
@In_My_Wheels–Instagram
@In_My_Wheels–Twitter
@In_My_Wheels–Facebook
@goTeamALeX—Facebook
Learn more about the challenge here: https://permobilfoundation.org/spend-a-day-in-my-wheels/