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# 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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[ National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/disability-travel-survival-guide)
EmpowHer Stories
## [Disability Travel Survival Guide](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/disability-travel-survival-guide)
June 2, 2025
Traveling with a disability can be complicated. Broken mobility devices, changed routines, inaccessible lodging, and overstimulating environments can... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/disability-travel-survival-guide)
[ National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/quality-of-life-grantee-spotlight-yucca-valley-material-lab)
Quality of Life Grantee Spotlight
## [Quality of Life Grantee Spotlight: Yucca Valley Material Lab](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/quality-of-life-grantee-spotlight-yucca-valley-material-lab)
May 29, 2025
After 20 years teaching in higher education, Heidi Schwegler and her husband, Derek Monypeny, bought a former “junkyard” in the Mojave Desert and... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/quality-of-life-grantee-spotlight-yucca-valley-material-lab)
[ National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/peer-family-support-program-luna-fera)
Peer & Family Support Program Spotlight
## [Peer & Family Support Program Spotlight: Luna Fera](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/peer-family-support-program-luna-fera)
May 29, 2025
Twenty-one-year-old Luna Fera wants to help change the perception of disability. [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/peer-family-support-program-luna-fera)
[-1.png) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/board-member-spotlight-alex-blaszczuk)
## [Board Member Spotlight: Alex Blaszczuk](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/board-member-spotlight-alex-blaszczuk)
May 27, 2025
In early 2012, an Information Specialist at the National Paralysis Resource Center (NPRC) learned about a young woman who’d recently been paralyzed... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/board-member-spotlight-alex-blaszczuk)
[ National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/quality-of-life-grantee-spotlight)
Quality of Life Grantee Spotlight
## [Quality Of Life Grantee Spotlight: U.S. Seated Golfers Association](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/quality-of-life-grantee-spotlight)
May 19, 2025
Larry Celano is on a mission to increase awareness and access to seated golf. After playing from a wheelchair for many years, his golf experience... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/quality-of-life-grantee-spotlight)
[-1.png) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/north-carolina-adapted-sports)
Quality of Life Grantee Spotlight
## [Quality of Life Grantee Spotlight: North Carolina Adapted Sports](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/north-carolina-adapted-sports)
May 12, 2025
As adaptive sports continue to experience significant growth nationwide thanks to increased accessibility and awareness, the movement has opened the... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/north-carolina-adapted-sports)
[-1.png) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/motherhood-on-wheels)
EmpowHer Stories
## [Motherhood on Wheels](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/motherhood-on-wheels)
May 9, 2025
When I was 17, my life was rocked to my core. My world was forever changed when I was in a car accident that left me instantly and permanently... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/motherhood-on-wheels)
[-1.png) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/mind-body-and-soul)
## [Mind, Body, and Soul](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/mind-body-and-soul)
May 7, 2025
As a woman with a disability, I often face unique health challenges that can be overlooked in broader discussions about our health. For those of us... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/mind-body-and-soul)
[-1.png) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/whats-the-difference)
## [What's The Difference?](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/whats-the-difference)
May 7, 2025
I will be eighty in just a few months. I know I will never catch up with those hardy paras already eighty or more, but I do feel like I’ve already... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/whats-the-difference)
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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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