--- title: Voices From The Community | Spinal Cord Injury & Paralysis (16) description: Voices From The Community offers stories from the spinal cord injury and paralysis community, updates from the Reeve Foundation, and breaking news on SCI research. (16) --- [Community](https://www.christopherreeve.org/community) [Voices From The Community | Spinal Cord Injury & Paralysis (16)](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/page/16) # 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. [Latest from our community](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en) [Reeve Round Up](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en?cat=reeve-round-up) [Life After Paralysis](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en?cat=life-after-paralysis) [Research](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en?cat=research) Close Filters Lifestyle Health Español EmpowHer Stories Caregiving Advocacy and Policy News Quality of Life Grantee Spotlight Relationships SCI Awareness Hope Happens Here Team Reeve Mental Health Peer & Family Support Program Spotlight Community Spotlight Travel Reeve Summit Adaptive Fitness Events Assistive Technology Community Education Accessible College Reeve Family Emergency Preparedness Donor Spotlight Employment Military / Veterans Pediatrics Reeve Collaborators International Team LeGrand Show all tags Apply Filters Clear Filters Close Filters [![Tyra Randle and family](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/IMG_0286(2).jpg) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/a-sea-of-butterflies) ## [A Sea of Butterflies](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/a-sea-of-butterflies) October 1, 2024 The act of violence that leads to a spinal cord injury can happen in many ways; my experience comes from a gunshot wound inflicted during a domestic... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/a-sea-of-butterflies) [![Zack Collie Grad](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Zack%20Collie%20Grad.jpg) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/finding-employment-post-sci) ## [Finding Employment Post SCI](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/finding-employment-post-sci) October 1, 2024 When I was 15, I was injured and diagnosed as a C4 quadriplegic. At the time, it felt like my life was over before it even began. I couldn’t imagine... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/finding-employment-post-sci) [![man ](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Use%20for%20FB%20featured%20image%20on%20blogs%20(43)-1.png) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/entrevista-a-hobal-grajeda-hispano-intérprete-mentor-entre-iguales-fotógrafo-lesionado-medular-y-voluntario-en-la-comunidad) Español ## [Entrevista a Hobal Grajeda, hispano intérprete, mentor entre iguales, fotógrafo, lesionado medular y voluntario en la comunidad](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/entrevista-a-hobal-grajeda-hispano-intérprete-mentor-entre-iguales-fotógrafo-lesionado-medular-y-voluntario-en-la-comunidad) October 1, 2024 En este mes de la hispanidad, para celebrar se me vino a la mente entrevistar a un personaje que admiro mucho; Él es mi esposo. En esta entrevista... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/entrevista-a-hobal-grajeda-hispano-intérprete-mentor-entre-iguales-fotógrafo-lesionado-medular-y-voluntario-en-la-comunidad) [![The Segals](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Use%20for%20FB%20featured%20image%20on%20blogs%20(52).png)](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/team-reeve-all-stars-spotlight-the-segals) Team Reeve Donor Spotlight ## [Team Reeve All-Stars Spotlight: The Segals](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/team-reeve-all-stars-spotlight-the-segals) September 26, 2024 By the time Mark and Heather Segal pedaled into North Dakota, they hoped the biggest challenge of their carefully planned 3,900-mile bike ride across... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/team-reeve-all-stars-spotlight-the-segals) [![Chris and Dana by Mary Ellen Mark](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Chris%20and%20Dana%20by%20Mary%20Ellen%20Mark%20jpeg%20(1)%20copy-1.jpg) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/christopher-reeve-a-fortuitous-encounter) ## [Christopher Reeve: A Fortuitous Encounter](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/christopher-reeve-a-fortuitous-encounter) September 25, 2024 When I became paralyzed in December of 1996, only 18 months or so after Christopher Reeve’s horse accident, he was a ubiquitous presence in the news.... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/christopher-reeve-a-fortuitous-encounter) [![Ian Bonhôte (Co-Director, Producer, Co-Writer), Peter Ettedgui (Co-Director, Writer) and doc subjects Alexandra Reeve Givens, Matthew Reeve, Will Reeve ](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/christopher-reeve-documentary-sundance-2024.webp)](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/inside-super/man-the-christopher-reeve-story) Reeve Family ## [Inside Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/inside-super/man-the-christopher-reeve-story) September 18, 2024 Eleven days after Christopher Reeve shattered his top two vertebrae in a horseback riding accident that nearly killed him, Dana Reeve threw a party... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/inside-super/man-the-christopher-reeve-story) [![Gabbie Fadool](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Use%20for%20FB%20featured%20image%20on%20blogs%20(49).png) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/students-with-disabilities-school-year-prep-101) EmpowHer Stories ## [Students with Disabilities: School Year Prep 101](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/students-with-disabilities-school-year-prep-101) September 18, 2024 Preparing for the school year can often be nerve-wracking for any student to say the least. However, for students with disabilities, their worries... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/students-with-disabilities-school-year-prep-101) [![Dani Izzie & Children](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Use%20for%20FB%20featured%20image%20on%20blogs%20(34)-1.png) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/empowering-perspectives-parenting-as-a-quadriplegic) ## [Empowering Perspectives: Parenting as a Quadriplegic](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/empowering-perspectives-parenting-as-a-quadriplegic) September 16, 2024 I’ve written about pregnancy from my perspective as a paraplegic, but I’ve often wondered: [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/empowering-perspectives-parenting-as-a-quadriplegic) [![Hispanic Heritage Month](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/AdobeStock_760392438.jpeg) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/puertorriqueña-e-hispana-aunque-naciera-en-la-luna) Español ## [Puertorriqueña e hispana, aunque naciera en la luna](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/puertorriqueña-e-hispana-aunque-naciera-en-la-luna) September 13, 2024 Por 50 años se celebra en los Estados Unidos el mes de la herencia hispana. Según los editoriales del National Geographic, los hispamos celebramos no... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/puertorriqueña-e-hispana-aunque-naciera-en-la-luna) [14](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/page/14) [15](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/page/15) [16](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/page/16) [17](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/page/17) [18](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/page/18) 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/page/16#top)