Adel Shadi

ONE LIFE.

MANY CHAPTERS.

STILL CURIOUS.

Educator, entrepreneur, volunteer, and author. I build ideas, share experience, and help people find practical ways forward through curiosity, connection and adaptation.

Learning . Building . Adapting

Learning & Adaptation

More than one way

My path connects twenty years teaching Computer Science at Ohio State with five decades of lived experience navigating brain injury and amputation. Alongside my wife, I’ve spent over a decade as a caregiver, and twenty-five years supporting our daughter’s recovery.

Experience becomes more useful when we share it. Through technology consulting and transportation ventures, I turn adaptation into practical action.

Shared Experience

More Connection. Less Isolation.

Together with my daughter, we develop adaptive therapeutic initiatives to combat social isolation. Belonging and participation matter in everyday life—we build ways back to each other.

Ideas Into Action

Practical digital ventures

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Brain Injury & Connection

Living with Amputation

Diane’s Journey

Truck-Maxx

Our experience navigating food sensitivities, hydration, and life with hEDS.

An app venture connecting my experience in transportation and technology.

Support and perspectives shaped by life as a survivor and caregiver.

Practical experience with prosthetic fit, function, and everyday adaptation.

Different Experiences. Shared Humanity

The Archive

Experience in words

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Have an idea, a shared experience, or a reason to say hello? I’d like to hear from you. Let's connect and build practical solutions together.

Brain Injury & Life

A practical guide for survivors and caregivers, drawing on fifty years of lived experience. It offers direct insights into adaptation, recovery, and finding new ways forward.