Aug 11, 2021 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
As a C6 quadriplegic, I’ve spent the last decade perfecting strategies to improve my odds of success in getting the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies I need from my health insurance provider. A few key pieces of equipment I have...
Jul 22, 2021 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
Technological, societal, and environmental shifts are reshaping how many companies engage with people, customers, and communities. This is paving the way for systemic change in how we include underrepresented communities in the employment world. Over the last...
Jul 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
It’s not a very well-kept secret that the insurance industry can be unjust in addressing the needs of many of us with disabilities—especially when it comes to attaining the medically necessary equipment and services we need to improve our quality of life and...
Jul 18, 2021 | Advocacy, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
As a C6 quadriplegic injured in a shallow water diving accident in 2010 leaving me paralyzed from the chest down and a full-time wheelchair user, I am no stranger to being called an inspiration on a regular basis as so many others with disabilities undoubtedly find...
Jun 25, 2021 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
I am often asked where I get my strength & determination to keep going when it’s one thing after another? In short, I have mentally conditioned myself over 11 years to turn my daily pain struggles into purpose with the sole ambition of helping others realize that...