Rise Above

How one man's search for mobility helped the world get moving. As Tom Brokaw said on the cover "This is a wonderful story of how one man's disabilituy and ingenuity led to a better life for those unable to walk- especially military veterans. Ralph Braun found another way to serve his country."Fifty years ago he was a young man in a wheelchair who needed to get to work. Today Ralph Braun is CEO of The Braun Corporation, the largest manufacturer of wheelchair-accessible vehicles in the world. Capitalizing on the age-old saying "Necessity is the mother of invention," Braun refused to let his disability hold him back and, in the process, brought independence and mobility to thousands. Rise Above tells the story of how self-reliance, common sense, and a refusal to accept the status quo led to one man's triumph in business and in life.