Auditioning for Nessarose: A Step Toward Disability Representation
June 11, 2025
Back in August 2022, I had the incredible opportunity to audition for the role of Nessarose in the WICKED movie. At that time, I was signed to an... Read More.png)
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.
Ponce y la accesibilidad: una ciudad que empieza a rodar para todos
June 10, 2025
Ponce, la Perla del Sur, es una ciudad vibrante, llena de historia, cultura y belleza arquitectónica. Desde su emblemática Plaza Las Delicias hasta... Read More
Mobility and Moving – A Minefield Downsizing
June 9, 2025
It sounds so orderly and streamlined, right? But as a quadriplegic who recently downsized after 20 years of living in the same place, I can attest... Read More
President’s Budget Proposal Turns Its Back on Americans Living with Paralysis and Other Disabilities
June 2, 2025
Paralysis changes lives in an instant. A car crash, a stroke, a tackle on the football field -- and suddenly, everything is different. In those first... Read More
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
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
Peer & Family Support Program Spotlight: Luna Fera
May 29, 2025
Twenty-one-year-old Luna Fera wants to help change the perception of disability. Read More.png)
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 MoreThe opinions expressed in these blogs are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.