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10/19/2026

Located in Denver, Colorado, the Home Builders Foundation is a nonprofit that has been providing free home modifications for people with spinal cord injuries/disabilities the last 30 years. Watch the video below to see families helped by the foundation.

Watch:
https://spinalpedia.com/community/video/vjXRWGaORNb

Apply for assistance (you must live in the Denver area):
https://hbfdenver.org/apply-for-assistance/

10/19/2026

SCI Empowerment Monday: In the newest Live To Roll podcast, founder of SPINALpedia Josh basile, Esq., as well as Zack Collie, a C6 quadriplegic and therapist, discuss disability benefits and how you can keep them while working.

Remember, whether you're trying to return to work, find a new career, or navigate Medicaid or Social Security under new circumstances, we offer FREE video chats with our disability employment experts. Set up a video call with the following link: https://bit.ly/SPINALpedia_Employment_4

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10/19/2026

For National Disability Employment Awareness Month 2026, meet Kortlund and Natalia Natterstad, a married couple from Fort Myers, Florida who are the co-founders of NeuroBridge Solutions, a new service dedicated to helping people with spinal cord injuries find funding for assistive technology and medical devices.

A former medical device salesperson originally from Minnesota & Southern California, Natterstad shares his injury story at Joshua Tree, California and the inspiration for starting his new venture with his wife.

Read his guest post, "From the Back Seat to Building the Bridge" :
https://spinalpedia.com/guest-post-from-the-back-seat-to-building-the-bridge-by-kortlund-and-natalia-natterstad/

10/18/2026

Some excellent advice on living with a spinal cord injury from two great communicators with spinal cord injuries (from the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation)

10/18/2026

SCI Photo of the Week: Denise Eusebio and Maximiliano Ruggeri, a couple and members of the professional wheelchair basketball team, Penya, a team based in Spain. Max is from Argentina and Denise is from Brazil. Follow them:

https://www.instagram.com/nossa_vida_juntos15/

10/18/2026

Meet Amelia Peckham, an incomplete paraplegic from a quad riding accident in 2005. Although she recovered the ability to walk, she has to use crutches. Hating the design of crutches after her injury, she decided to redesign them and founded Cool Crutches.

She reflects on her injury and everything she has accomplished, including having children and living out her dreams as a buiness owner.

https://www.coolcrutches.com/

21 years ago, I broke my back in a quad bike accident and thought m...

10/17/2026

Emma Price, a thought leader, mom and wife in Austin, Texas "but with better parking," shares her life with spinal cord injury. Follow her:

https://www.instagram.com/emmabeaumontprice/

10/17/2026

A topic that does not get enough attention in the spinal cord injury community - menopause - is discussed by Spinal Cord Injury BC and how it affects women with a spinal cord injury.

With guidance from peers, clinicians, and researchers, women with SCI can embrace menopause with confidence.

10/17/2026

A great video from Zac Wolfe for National Disability Employment Awareness Month. An IATF Coordinator for Metco Industries, he has worked for the company for 13 years after they hired him after his injury.

He talks about his first role within the company (Sorter) and how he worked up the ranks by bringing his experience and skills and by being a dedicated worker.

"At Metco Industries, I work in IATF compliance, quality systems, and document control. I solve problems, help improve processes, and contribute to a team. Being able to use my experience and continue growing professionally means a lot when I remember how uncertain my future once felt."

Watch:
https://spinalpedia.com/community/video/W9JRPG4pyAm