Molly Hale

In 1995, Molly Hale broke her neck in a car crash and was told that she’d never have voluntary movement below her shoulders. Molly refused to accept the prognosis, believing, instead, in herself, in her body’s ability to communicate and heal, in her spirit’s astounding resolve, and in the capacity of her family and friends to support her recovery. Six years after her accident she prepared for and passed her third degree black belt test in the martial art of Aikido. She carried the Olympic Torch towards Salt Lake City in 2002, and a documentary about her, “Moment by Moment: The Healing Journey of Molly Hale”, premiered in 2003. She participates in daily physical practices focusing on breathing, aqua-therapy, and horse therapy and is often called upon to be a keynote speaker or presenter at events relating to healthy living and healing. At present, her water walking has enabled her to do supported walking on land as well as continuing to maximize her health and well-being. Molly’s work in the world is through Ability Production, a nonprofit company developed with her husband, Jeramy, to bring “ability” information to the public.

Jeramy Hale

Jeramy is a Certified Aging In Place Specialist (CAPS) with the National Association of Home Builders and AARP. He is also a graduate of the Executive Certificate in Home Modification Program from the University of Southern California.  In addition, Jeramy has a unique first hand experience with Universal Design, accessibility  and making homes more visitable, safer and easier to use for the greatest number of people. He and his wife Molly live it on a practical and functional level every day since Molly's spinal cord injury and resulting quadriplegia in 1995. They are featured speakers and presenters in the fields of Universal Design and How to Modify Homes for Access and Visitability so that people can remain in their homes as they age, and address individuals and groups about practical applications and attitudes for rehabilitation from traumatic injuries and illnesses.

Jeramy also has a diverse background of business and life experiences. He was a principle in an independent book publishing company with two national best-sellers, and for 20 years he was a music executive and founder of an international music and entertainment company, and has been a musician since the age of 13.

For over two decades, Jeramy has studied the martial art of Aikido, known also as the Art of Peace, as well as other martial arts, and is the chief instructor of Aikido At Noon, a program through the City of Menlo Park in the heart of Silicon Valley.