Watch Workouts
Apple’s new watch fitness apps include a wheelchair user friendly version
In Case of Emergency
September is National Emergency Preparedness Month. Do you have a plan in place to evacuate a multi-story building if the elevator goes out?
Tendon Transfers for Tetraplegia
Loyola Hand Surgeon reports that surgery for hand function is underused
Accessible Tech
he U.S. Department of Justice has launched a new Accessible Technology section for ada.gov
Brain Machine
Severe paralysis reversed using brain-machine interface training By Ben Gruber – Reuters Paraplegic patients recovered partial control and feeling in their limbs after training to use a variety of brain-machine interface technologies, according to new research published on Thursday in the journal “Scientific Reports.” The researchers followed eight patients paralyzed by spinal cord injuries as they […]
Women Veterans
A new VA initiative is focused on women veterans Women veterans can benefit from a new partnership between the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Center for Women Veterans and leanin.org, a nonprofit organization founded by Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg. The VA initiative, called the leanin.org Women Veterans’ chapter, is intended to empower women […]
New Zealand Spinal Cord Registry
A new program in New Zealand is trying to ensure better services and care for people with spinal-cord injury and disease (SCI/D)
Paralympic Pride
Will Groulx is going to Rio
Connecting to Veterans
Mobile center offers free counseling services to veterans in need
VA Telemedicine
Remote veterans can now have access to Mental Health Clinical Resource Centers through telehealth.
