January 20, 2022 Welcome 2022 Leaders Program Participants BACKBONES is proud to announce that it has been awarded a multi-year grant from the ... Read more
October 3, 2021 Right to Live? Tragically, many innocent victims of gun violence die. Local news usually briefly reports the victim’s ... Read more
September 1, 2021 Lost In Translation For some of us, the English language really isn’t very good for describing the complexities ... Read more
August 9, 2021 A Film Uncovering a Covid Nightmare Watching the trailer to this film makes me so angry that this is happening to ... Read more
March 23, 2021 Hair Removal Making My Life Easier As a daughter of immigrants, my pre-teen years were packed with conflicts on my appearance—how ... Read more
February 26, 2021 COVID & SCI: Fear, Guilt, Gratitude and Letting Go At the beginning of March 2020, I was sent home to work remotely with the ... Read more
February 22, 2021 Got My Vaccine I never thought I would be so happy to have a needle jabbed into my ... Read more
February 4, 2021 Pet Love One of my personal care assistants (“PAs”) told me that it’d be easier to help ... Read more
October 30, 2020 Leaders Program Virtual Event On October 22nd, 2020 BACKBONES hosted the Leaders Program Virtual Event to celebrate the 10 ... Read more
September 14, 2020 Fundraising Campaign 2020 During the COVID19 pandemic the disability community is faced with new challenges in the ability ... Read more