A.E. Hinton heads New Wheels For Nick. Since its inception,: we have been all about a unique story and approach.
The involvement and empowerment of the community is the main focus of our endeavors.
A.E. Hinton is originally from Knoxville, Tennessee, and has lived in Chicago since 1984. Through the years, he has obtained a variety of educational experiences. When first arriving in Chicago, Mr. Hinton studied at Columbia College as an Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management major.
Most recently, Mr. Hinton attended Colorado Technical Institute—majoring in Software Systems Engineering (2010-2016). Mr. Hinton also attempted a brief career in stand up and improvisational comedy with Players Workshop of Second City in Chicago during the 1980s where he appeared at The Funny Firm (Chicago), The Improv (Chicago), and The Icehouse (Pasadena CA.); while traveling from Chicago to Los Angeles and Pasadena.
n February 1990, while standing near a parked car, Mr. Hinton was struck by a hit-and-run drunk driver, which left him a quadriplegic. During recovery, Mr. Hinton attended inpatient therapy at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (now known as The Shirley Ryan Ability Lab), where he became one of their spokesmen and an advocate for injury prevention, appearing over the years as a spokesperson and interviews with
CBS Sunday Morning with Charles Kuralt (1991),
NBC’s Your Vital Signs (1990),
WGN-TV news regarding newly appointed traffic court judges (1996),
WGN-TV news Living with DUI segment (2002), • CLTV (1994),
PBS’ No Matter What (1991),
Volunteered in the summer of 1995 at R.I.C. as a special member of a committee spearheaded by Dr. William Kennedy Smith to bring more public awareness to the disabled community,
Posed in an article about the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago for being voted #1 rehabilitation institute in the U.S. by U.S. News and World Report magazine (September 1990) and
Many other public interest segments in the city of Chicago.
As a creative writer, Mr. Hinton has authored three compelling novels to date and is currently completing his fourth.
In 2000 (republication in 2002), “Confessions of Lifetimes in the Fountain of Choice” was published as a spiritual fiction.
In 2006 (republication in 2010), a self-help book, “Getting Exactly What We Deserve: The Amorphous Essence Theory” as a motivational influence to take a closer look at our true-life paths and consequences of our actions.
In the earlier part of 2020, “The Adventures Of New Wheels For Nick” completed the pilot for an ongoing children’s book/video series about a child with a spinal cord injury who leads an inspirational life in a wheelchair and introduces the audience to other people with various disabilities.
He is currently working on “Terror Tithing,” a novel that catalogs the injustices of African and African American people and how these actions will come back to those who continue this path instead of embracing solutions for peace and equality.
October 2018-Founded Travel Stay Solutions – an online company designed to help make travel more functional for people with disabilities – http://www.travelstaysolutionsllc.com
October 2018-Founded Solut3.0 - an online company designed to help make a living and everyday products more functional for people with disabilities – https://solut3pt0.org/
November 2018- Founded the ADA Functional Brand – creating a new standard of, “Functional” for people with disabilities
Coming soon - The Adventures Of New Wheels For Nick website – an online video website that offers families the opportunity to turn their stories into videos for public viewing.
Coming soon – ADA Functional marketplace – an online website and catalog to help people with disabilities find products and services to help manage their needs.
Coming soon – ADA Functional Network - an online social media network for people with disabilities, veterans, and their families/friends to have a platform that caters to these communities.
From 1990 to date, Hinton has received numerous awards for his contributions and participation in educating youth and the public on injury prevention, including
Award and a lifetime membership with the Illinois Rehabilitation Association (1990),
Award with Mayor’s Office For People With Disabilities (MOPD) Advisory council (1993-1994),
Award with Circuit Court of Cook County for his public speaking in its DriveWise program for youths (2000-2002), and
The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago’s Think First Program (1992-2002).
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