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FacingDisability.com was created to connect families who suddenly have to deal with a spinal cord injury with people like them.

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Facing Disability@FaceDisability
21 Apr 2022
Get support now by joining our private group! It's all spinal cord injury - all the time. tinyurl.com/5n96pt73
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New Podcast series: "I Was a Wheelchair Kid" True stories tell of how paralyzed kids went about finding their own solutions. As children. They’re grown-ups now, but their childhood memories are still powerful. facingdisability.com/podcast…
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Ever wondered what 'better' truly means? Ian Ruder from Good Mobility shares his experiences living with a permanent disability and how it taught him to "handle hard better." Don't miss this wonderful read! facingdisability.com/blog/ha… #Paraplegia #Quadriplegia #AccessibilityForAll
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.@Rehab_Outcomes at @AbilityLab is looking for care partners of people with spinal cord injury to be part of a focus group to learn about how rehabilitation experiences are related to outcomes for people with SCI in different countries. loom.ly/jZKBBzs
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If you want to talk to others with paralysis about how to move forward - this is your place. Our group has members from around the world sharing details about how to live life with a spinal cord injury. Some family members have joi…lnkd.in/gT_M_HGi lnkd.in/g9wZ4BhA
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Kent Waldrep, Athlete Whose Injury Led to Advocacy, Dies at 67 (Published 2022)

Partly paralyzed as a college football player, he had a role in the inception of the Americans With Disabilities Act and raised money for spinal cord research.

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Clinical Trial of New Drug For SCI

NVG-291, a new injectable drug that could help people with SCI recover feeling and mobility, is intended to be used in human clinical trials.

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Latest from our blog - New Drug Enables Spinal Cord to Repair Itself facingdisability.com/blog/ne…

New Drug Enables Spinal Cord to Repair Itself

Injections of a new drug that enabled paralyzed animals to recover mobility and/or bladder function will begin clinical trials at the Shjrley Ryan

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Read the latest from the FacingDisability blog - Breakthrough Study Reveres Paralysis facingdisability.com/blog/br… #spinalcordinjury
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2021 Paralympics Coverage is Easier to Find Than Ever #Paralympics facingdisability.com/blog/20…

2021 Paralympics Coverage is Easier to Find Than Ever

In a world that is far different than it was just five years ago, the 2021 Paralympics in Tokyo is off to a successful start. This year’s International

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Read our latest story on @CarmenVFilms' award-winning film "Forever a Champion" documenting wheelchair racer, Claire Connon: facingdisability.com/blog/fo…

“Forever a Champion” Tells a Compelling Story

Meet Claire Connon, a charming, sunny, stubbornly confident English wheelchair racer who, at the age of 33, has triumphantly conquered the twin nightmares

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Important article from the Washington Post on family members who care for loved ones with SCI and the impact it has on their finances and partnerships. washingtonpost.com/business/… #spinalcordinjury #caregiving
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Join The Conversation fb.watch/5-jOmawmkZ/ via @FacebookWatch facebook.com/groups/FacingDi… #SCI, #Spinalcordinjury,

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Spinal Cord Injury and Caregivers Study

SupportGroove COVID-19, is a study by Alexandra Terrill, PhD at the University of Utah is currently recruiting people with SCI and their caregivers. This

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Here is a comprehensive list of wheelchair-accessible colleges from a source you can really trust. #SCI #Spinalcordinjury #Accessiblecolleges #Disability #University #AccessibleUniversities #Paralysis #Caregiving #Thisishowi Wheels on Campus newmobility.com/wheels-on-ca…

Category: College Guide

We surveyed hundreds of colleges and interviewed more than 80 wheelchair-using students and disability service leaders to identify 20 colleges that create wheelchair-friendly campuses and cultures.

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Read @benmattlin's latest, "God Bless Us, Everyone - No, No Really!," on the FacingDisability.com blog: facingdisability.com/blog/go…

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FacingDisability.com offers real-life stories and expert medical videos about living with spinal cord injury.

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To join our private support group - go to: facebook.com/groups/FacingDi… facebook.com/watch/?v=239082… #SCI #SpinalCordInjury #Disability #Support

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To join our private support group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FacingDisability/

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For those living in the Chicagoland area - please visit #accessliving's COVID-19 Resources for the Disability Community for up-to-date information and support: accessliving.org/our-service…

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For the latest information on Coronavirus (COVID-19): facingdisability.com/blog/co…
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When a spinal cord injury happens families feel alone. FacingDisability.com interviewed hundreds of people living with paralysis whose real-life experiences show a way forward. If it's about SCI, it's all here. Watch to learn more.
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