September 9, 2022
Minna Hong | High Roller
Minna Hong is a woman with SCI/D who has been impacting our community in a ...
The Blogs
August 31, 2022
Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month
Thank you for being a strong supporter of BACKBONES! Our Executive Director, Reveca Torres, along ...
August 3, 2022
Disabled Youth – Our Future
We are just over the halfway point for the BACKBONES Youth Summer Program. We have ...
June 6, 2022
Welcome Youth Program 2022
BACKBONES is excited to launch the Youth Summer Program with the goal of supporting ten ...
May 23, 2022
James Tolbert | High Roller
James Tolbert was injured in 2001. Since his injury James has worn multiple hats from ...
May 6, 2022
Thanks For All You Do Mom!
This past weekend I went to the Abilities Expo in Edison, New Jersey. If you’ve ...
May 3, 2022
Michelle Henton | High Roller
After becoming paralyzed and working as a Peer Mentor at Schwab Rehab in Chicago, Michelle ...
March 22, 2022
Getting Injured as a Teenager
“The choices we make have consequences,” this is a cautionary warning that adults express to ...
March 15, 2022
Composting From a Wheelchair
As someone with a disability affecting my whole body, there are some things I wish ...
January 20, 2022
Welcome 2022 Leaders Program Participants
BACKBONES is proud to announce that it has been awarded a multi-year grant from the ...