Tara Shetterly

About

Instagram and TikTok personality, disability advocate, and adaptive athlete known for her educational and often humorous content about life with a spinal cord injury, wheelchair use, accessibility, adaptive sports, and disability awareness which she shares on Instagram with over 220,000 followers and on TikTok with over 50,000 followers.

Before fame

She became paralyzed when she was 16 years old after the truck she was riding in was struck in a car accident in October 2020 which resulted in her having a spinal cord injury at the T11/T12 level. She began posting content on Instagram about being in a wheelchair April 2021 and began incorporating videos in June 2021. She expanded onto TikTok in 2024.

Trivia

She has been an ambassador for the wheelchair wheel manufacturer Spinergy. She has participated in adaptive athletics including wheelchair racing, surfing, kayaking, and other outdoor sports. She was featured by I LOVE NY in 2025 and has appeared as a guest on podcasts including The Unexpected Journey.

Family life

She is originally from Gloucester, Virginia and has been based in Virginia Beach. She has featured her boyfriend in some of her content.

Associated with

She was interviewed by Molly Burke on the podcast What It's Really Like with Molly Burke in August 2026.