--- title: Voices From The Community | Spinal Cord Injury & Paralysis | Howard Menaker (2) description: Howard Menaker is a retired communications and public affairs executive, with over 30 years of experience in international corporations and trade associations. Previously, he worked as an attorney, specializing in civil litigation. He now devotes much of his time serving on non-profit boards of directors, including a prominent theater company and a historic house museum in the Washington, DC area. He and his husband split their time between Washington and Rehoboth Beach, DE. (2) --- [Community](https://www.christopherreeve.org/community) [Voices From The Community | Spinal Cord Injury & Paralysis | Howard Menaker (2)](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/author/howard-menaker/page/2) # Voices from the Community Our blog offers stories from the community, updates from the Reeve Foundation, and breaking news on research. The opinions expressed in these blogs are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. 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[Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/blood-pressure-roulette) [![AMERICAN FLAGS ON LAWN](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/belle-collective-rRnJbhWWEh4-unsplash.jpg) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/independence-day) ## [Independence Day?](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/independence-day) July 3, 2023 Happy Fourth Of July! It’s the month when we celebrate our Independence! Let Freedom Ring! [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/independence-day) [![man in wheelchair playing golf](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Copy%20of%20490x590%20portrait%20new%20website%20(300%20%C3%97%20175%20px)%20(6).png) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/get-up-get-out) Adaptive Fitness ## [Get Up, Get Out, and Do It!](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/get-up-get-out) June 27, 2023 Let’s be honest: I was never a jock. In fact, I was the opposite of a jock – clumsy, awkward, studious, and an avid reader. Growing up, I was that... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/get-up-get-out) [1](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/author/howard-menaker/page/1) [2](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/author/howard-menaker/page/2) [3](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/author/howard-menaker/page/3) [4](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/author/howard-menaker/page/4) [5](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/author/howard-menaker/page/5) The opinions expressed in these blogs are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. [Back to top](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/author/howard-menaker/page/2#top)