Tips and tricks for the best back-up care support plan
Our Care Support Working Group members offer this guide for crafting back-up care support plans.
What We Want Our Caregivers to Know
United Spinal Care Support Working Group members offer guidance on what Personal Care Attendants (PCA) should know.
Women, Birth Control, and SCI: What Are My Options?
After a SCI, some women may want to become pregnant and raise a family, while some may wish to avoid pregnancy with birth control options.
Personal Care for All Is Possible: A Disability Rights Perspective
That’s what I am fighting for. There is a lack of affordable personal care for so many in the wheelchair community.
Best tips and strategies for finding and hiring PCAs
Finding and hiring PCAs is hard. Our Care Support Working Group makes it easier.
Taking Care of Skin After Spinal Cord Injury
People with spinal cord injuries may no longer receive pain signals in their brain when something is irritating their skin. The result can be abrasions, openings in the skin or much deeper issues like pressure ulcers. This video from Moss…
Quadriplegic Dresses In Wheelchair
Jonathan Sigworth, a C7 quadriplegic, demonstrates how he dresses his lower extremities independently while sitting in his wheelchair. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhU175Cg8Y4 First, Jonathan sits in his wheelchair and scoots forward while balancing, which he states gives him greater stability. He already has…
Clothing Hack - Wearing A Jacket With A Chest Strap
“Being a quadriplegic and needing a chest strap can be uncomfortable trying to wear a jacket,” says Steven Woods. He has come across many problems when wearing a jacket with a chest strap. For instance, the jacket bunching up on…
Tips For Staying Warm In The Winter
Alicia Reagan says she used to enjoy cold weather, that was until she sustained a spinal cord injury. “The cold just isn’t the same anymore. At all. It is absolutely unbearable and it isn’t just me. It is very common…
Quadriplegic Independently Puts On Pressure Stockings
Jonathan, a C6 quadriplegic, demonstrates how he independently puts on pressure stockings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq3EkBVdu9w Jonathan sits on the edge of the bed with his left leg folded to where his foot is positioned on the bed while his right leg hangs…