Blogs

• CareCure Community: The Spinal Cord Injury Community Forums can be a place to find answers to questions, inspirational stories, and empathy. Follow the threads to view questions and answers from others in your situation, post your own concerns, and receive feedback.
• FacingDisability.com: Facing Disability is a comprehensive online resource dedicated to supporting individuals living with spinal cord injuries and other disabilities. The website offers expert advice, personal stories, and valuable tools to help individuals and their families navigate life after injury with resilience and empowerment.
• Live To Roll: YouTube channel is dedicated to sharing inspiring and educational content for individuals with spinal cord injuries and disabilities. It features personal stories, adaptive sports, lifestyle tips, and empowerment-focused videos to encourage living life to the fullest, despite challenges.
• Pro Tips For Paras: is a YouTube channel dedicated to assisting individuals with physical disabilities by offering educational content and innovative solutions to everyday challenges faced by wheelchair users. The channel’s mission is to promote awareness and inclusivity, aiming to remove barriers and advocate for a more accessible world.
• SPINALpedia: A social mentoring network and video archive that empowers the spinal cord injury community by sharing personal experiences, resources, and adaptive techniques.

Magazines

• Able News: News By and For the Disability Community. Able News at The Viscardi Center is a news outlet and monthly digital publication that serves as a vital resource on disability and amplifies the perspectives of the diverse, vibrant disability community.
• ABILITY Magazine: An award-winning publication, that provides new insights into our individual levels of ability. From diabetes to spinal cord injury to celebrity interviews to CEO profiles, ABILITY Magazine covers the latest on health, environmental protection, assistive technology, employment, sports, travel, universal design, mental health, and much more.
• Disability Horizons: An online disability lifestyle publication that aims to give disabled people a voice. Founded by two disabled guys in 2011, Disability Horizons publishes articles on a wide variety of topics, all to support the aim of a world where disabled people live exactly as they choose to.
• FORWARD magazine: This magazine, published by the Spinal Injuries Association, is dedicated to the spinal cord injury community, featuring lifestyle features, news, and research on topics such as health, daily living, employment, relationships, family, sport, and travel.
• New Mobility Magazine: Encourages the integration of active-lifestyle wheelchair users into mainstream society, while simultaneously reflecting the vibrant world of disability-related arts, media, advocacy and philosophy.
• PN Online: A digital publication dedicated to providing news, resources, and insights for the paralyzed community, covering topics such as health, technology, advocacy, and adaptive living. The website offers articles, personal stories, and expert advice to support individuals with spinal cord injuries and other mobility impairments in leading fulfilling lives.
• The Spin Magazine: This is the quarterly magazine of Spinal Cord Injury BC, covering topics related to living with a spinal cord injury or related disability.
• Spinal Column: This is Shepherd Center’s quarterly magazine that features patient profiles, medical and treatment news, upcoming events, research features, volunteer and donor recognition, and more.

Podcasts

• Bladder Buzz Podcast: The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction (NLUTD)  podcasts are for clinicians, scientists, non-scientists, adults, kids, and everyone. They cover a wide range of topics, from the basics of neurogenic bladder and its management to be in a relationship and dating, social justice, and even how your bladder is like a snowflake. So, if urine needs some of the latest knowledge on the neurogenic bladder from experts in the field, then urine luck!
• CureCast: A podcast by Unite 2 Fight Paralysis (U2FP) that features candid conversations with scientists, clinicians, advocates, and individuals living with spinal cord injuries, all focused on advancing curative treatments. Through in-depth interviews, the podcast explores the latest research, personal stories, and the collaborative efforts driving progress toward a cure.
• Have the Nerve: A podcast by Spinal Cord Injuries Australia (SCIA), that aims to inform, educate, and empower people with disabilities, their families, carers, friends, and professionals in the disability sector. Hosted by Susan Wood, the podcast features discussions with experts and individuals with lived experiences, covering topics such as adaptive sports, exercise and rehabilitation, mental health, and disability advocacy.
• INside the OUTcomes: A Rehabilitation Research Podcast is produced by the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR) at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. On this podcast, they feature interviews with CROR scientists and other leading experts in rehabilitation research.
• I’m Still Rolling: Mike Sugerman and Janice Wright’s Podcast, two life long broadcast reporters for CBS had their lives thrown into the cement mixer after 42 years of marriage. Mike had a post surgical spinal cord stroke that left him a paraplegic, and left Janice to care for him. But Mike kept on rolling. Now they use their journalistic skills to dig deep into the world of disability, with all of it’s difficulties and sometimes, it’s joy and meaning.
• Life After Paralysis: SPINALpedia official podcast, hosted by Tiffany Carlson, features in-depth interviews and discussions on topics ranging from SCI research to lifestyle adaptations, providing valuable insights for individuals affected by paralysis.
• SCI Care: What Really Matters: A podcast and webinar series, produced by the International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS), features discussions with global experts on various topics related to spinal cord injury (SCI) care. Aimed at healthcare professionals and caregivers, the series provides valuable insights and up-to-date information to enhance the quality of care for individuals with SCI.
• SCI Science Perspectives: The American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA), SCI Science Perspectives podcast disseminates the latest-and-greatest scientific work in the field of spinal cord injury (SCI) via a conversation with researchers that approaches their work from two perspectives: the “scholarly” perspective and the “community” perspective.
• Spinal Cast: Morton Cure Paralysis Fund (MCPF) podcast offering a window into the world of spinal cord injury.  Monthly episodes are designed to provide a new and unique perspective on spinal cord injury and the research being done to uncover a cure.

Support Groups

• BACKBONES: A nonprofit organization dedicated to connecting individuals with spinal cord injuries and their families through peer support, community events, and mentorship programs. They offer resources, advocacy initiatives, and social opportunities to empower individuals and promote an inclusive society.
• Reeve Foundation Peer & Family Support Program: A national peer-to-peer mentoring program providing emotional support as well as local and national information and resources to people living with paralysis, and their families and caregivers.
• ​Spinal Cord Injury Peer Mentorship (SCIPM): Initiative at McGill University fosters collaboration among students, researchers, and community organizations to enhance and evaluate peer support programs for individuals with spinal cord injuries.
• United Spinal Peer Support Program: United Spinal Association understands how vital peer support is for many wheelchair users living successfully in their communities. We offer a robust peer support program that includes one-on-one peer mentoring, virtual and in-person support group meetings.
• WAGS of SCI: WAGS of SCI (Wives and Girlfriends of Spinal Cord Injury) is a community that provides support, advocacy, and resources for women who are partners of individuals with spinal cord injuries. They offer peer connections, educational resources, and a safe space to share experiences and challenges. Their mission is to raise awareness, foster empowerment, and improve the quality of life for both caregivers and their partners.

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