Have you picked up the August 2012 issue of New Mobility Magazine yet? We are VERY excited to share this:

“Sharing the SCI Connection” (page 15) starts with the story of SPINALpedia co-founder Josh Basile and his journey from his injury in 2005 to law school.

“From the beginning, I was absolutely focused on getting better. I took the smallest accomplishments and turned them into big achievements, like getting o the ventilator, saying my fi€rst word, drinking my first soda, eating my €first meal, blowing a cotton ball an inch further through a straw and completing 10 shoulder shrugs.”

The story continues to 2007, when Josh met Britt Martin,

“Josh and I got along off the bat, sharing the SCI connection in addition to the commitment to want to help more people,” she says. They decided to create a mentoring network together soon after their €first meeting.”

Get the article today to read more. This is a big honor for us- we’re thrilled! Please spread it and help us bring more people to SPINALpedia! As always we appreciate your support.

Thanks to New Mobility for featuring us and for Tiffiny Carlson for her wonderful writing skills.

Thank you to Tiffiny Carlson for writing the following post about SPINALpedia on her blog Spin 2.0 in NewMobility.

The YouTube of SCI Videos

Jan 04 07:08

It’s really no fair what newbies have access to these days. When I was injured, all I had were old VHS tapes from my rehab unit’s meager video collection, with titles like, “Yes, Satisfying Sex With a Spinal Cord Injury Is Still Possible” and “Get Out and Live!” If I had had SPINALpedia.com back when I was injured, a site with over two thousand videos on strictly related to spinal cord injury, let’s just say my brain would’ve been a tad more healthier.

There’s a special power in watching someone just like you do something new, or something you thought wasn’t possible. That’s one of the bonuses of living around other humans typically, but when you have a SCI, you rarely get that since folks like us aren’t everywhere (good thing). AB-folks get to see, watch and adapt all the time. But us? Not so much. If I had been able to see for example the fabulous Colours Dancers when I was hurt at 14, my gloomy world would have been strobe-light brightened, knowing real hip-hop dancing was still possible in a wheelchair.

This is why sites like SPINALpedia rule. Sure, YouTube has the same thing, but you gotta love deeply-detailed categories for pure time-saving reasons. Some of the categories you’ll find include Adapted Devices, Driving, Exercise/Therapy, General Tasks (my personal favorite), Home/Office Access, Life, Personal Care, Recreation, Sports, State/Federal Aid, Stories, Technology, Transfers and Travel.

You can also add videos that YOU’VE made, or hey, maybe you’ll want to make one after being inspired by the site. They have a How to Make Videos section where you can learn how to record and upload a video.

Remember, the way sites like this thrive is through user-submitted content. Think of the coolest things you’ve invented since you’ve been injured or any tricks you’ve discovered that newbies might appreciate. Share your knowledge, pass it along. Help make the world a better place.

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