Women & SCI/D: Self-Esteem & Body Image

Women with spinal cord injury and disabilities face unique challenges when it comes to building self-esteem and positive body image. Join us for a conversation about adjusting to your new body after injury, embracing your abilities, and feeling confident as a woman with SCI/D. SPECIAL GUESTS: CODY UNSER. After becoming paralyzed at 12 years old …
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A Conversation About Disability & Employment

National Disability Employment Awareness Month is held each October to commemorate the many and varied contributions of people with disabilities to America’s workplaces and economy. Join us for a webinar with Michele Lee, a quadriplegic who is a Program Director for the Pathways to Employment program for United Spinal. She is a disability advocate, fighting …
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Women & SCI/D: Sex and Disability

A conversation about  sex and disability aimed for women with SCI/D - including consent, communication, pleasure, sexual aides and more! Special Guest | Bethany Stevens Bethany Stevens is a queer femme wheelchair-using sexpert & disability consultant completing a doctoral degree in sociology at Georgia State University. Barred as an attorney in the California State Bar …
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PeerConnect: Living with a Long-Term Spinal Cord Injury

For November's PeerConnect, we would like to provide a space for individuals who have had long-term spinal cord injuries to connect. Living with a disability for 10 or 20+ years can bring new and unique circumstances, such as hardware wearing out, chronic UTIs, skin health issues and shoulder pain. Disability also brings deepened awareness of …
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Women & SCI/D: Addressing and Surviving Abuse

A conversation about addressing and surviving abuse for women with disabilities. SPECIAL GUEST: Jenna Hardy-Surina is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist based out of Southern California. After working for over a decade helping people with physical rehabilitation post SCI and other neuromuscular conditions, Jenna witnessed the major gap in the holistic care for people …
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Live Cooking Demonstration

Join us for a live cooking demonstration with Gabby DiSalvo from Cooking on Wheels! Come see how she prepares a stir fry recipe and hear her best tips and tricks she's learned from cooking in a wheelchair. If you would like to cook the meal alongside Gabby, she will be following this recipe: Gabby's Stir …
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Women & SCI/D: Navigating Caregivers and Relationships

Navigating relationships can be complicated, especially when individuals hold multiple roles. What does it look like when your partner or spouse is also your caregiver? Join us for a conversation this month as we dive into this unique experience that can not only feel frustrating or overwhelming but also be an opportunity for joy and …
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Adjusting to a New SCI

Acquiring a spinal cord injury is life-changing and comes with many unknowns. Regaining independence, adjusting to a wheelchair and making accommodations to your house and car can be overwhelming.  Finding support within the SCI community can be instrumental in recovery and beyond.For April's PeerConnect, we welcome newly injured individuals to join us for a discussion …
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Women & SCI/D: Pathways to Motherhood

Motherhood can encompass a wide variety of realities, but women with spinal cord injury and disease experience unique challenges and concerns on the journey to motherhood. Join us for a conversation, with a few mothers with SCI/D to learn about the positive aspects of parenting and in turn, navigate the difficulties. Explore motherhood in various …
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