What is Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)? A spinal cord injury, (SCI) is a serious life-altering medical condition that occurs when there is damage to the tight bundle of cells and nerves that sends and receives signals from the brain to and from the rest of the body. Sustaining this injury...
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Lightning Strikes: Battling the Intensity of Multiple Sclerosis
What is Multiple Sclerosis? Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS), including the brain and spinal cord. The condition occurs when the immune system cells that typically protect us from viruses, bacteria, etc. mistakenly attack cells in the myelin, which is the...
From Concussions to Comas: Speaking Out About Traumatic Brain Injuries
A traumatic brain injury, or TBI is a type of injury where there is damage to the brain as a result of a bump, blow, jolt to the head, or a penetrating injury such as a gunshot wound to the head. TBI’s vary in severity and can affect various parts...
Stephanie Thomas: Meet the Innovative Designer Inspiring the Disability Community Through Fashion
Listen to the full audio interview here: Stephanie Thomas is an American disability fashion stylist, public speaker, professor, author, creative director, and voice actor. Stephanie’s career spans to over 30 years in the area of disability fashion styling and challenging industry ableism. Stephanie’s success stories and innovations have been featured...
Controversy with Cochlear Implants
Learn about the deaf community and the different perspectives on the Cochlear Implants.
Kush Kanodia – Meet the Disability Rights Champion Initiating Change Through Social Entrepreneurship
Kush Kanodia is one of those people who uses his will power, and success to initiate positive change in his community by helping to make a difference in the lives of individuals with disabilities globally. In 2018, Kush was selected in the top 10 most influential Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic...
Life as a Disability Support Coordinator – Interview with Ro’Ah Hamad
Ro’Ah Hamad is a Disability Support Coordinator and an avid social worker. Hamad was born and brought up in Sydney, Australia but is originally from Palestine. She had done voluntary work for organizations working towards helping and positively changing the lives of individuals with disabilities. This week, we had the...
Who to watch this Paralympics
As this upcoming Paralympics is rolling around here are five star athletes to watch that have caught the world's attention.
NIKE and Para-abilities
New age innovation for people with physical disabilities could be very supportive. Ever since 2015, Nike has been researching and installing new ways to give those with disabilities more accessible access to their shoes. The designers at Nike began the FlyEase line when one of their executives, Jeff Johnson, suffered...
Successful People With Disabilities
“Disability is natural. We must stop believing that disabilities keep a person from doing something. Because that’s not true. Having a disability doesn’t stop me from doing anything.” ― Benjamin Snow, Grade 8, in his essay “Attitudes About People with Disabilities”