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SCI BC peer Danny Sloan, aka Busker Dan, is one of Vancouver's most well-known street musicians. His love of music, a customized busking rig and the best office window around make his full-time [...]

Can adapted rowing machines help to maintain health and fitness? Here's how researchers are helping to create accessible exercise options.

For many, the invisibility of living with incomplete SCI is a big struggle, with needs that are frequently overlooked and are poorly understood by others. In addition to creating more peer chat [...]

Vince Miele Vince was born in Italy raised in Prince Rupert. He has lived in Vancouver, New Westminster, Richmond and now Tsawwassen. Vince worked for SCI BC (known as the BC Paraplegic [...]

Vivian Garcia Vivian Garcia joined Spinal Cord Injury BC in 1988 when it was known as the BC Paraplegic Association. At that time, she mostly connected with peers about pregnancy and babies as [...]

George Pope George Pope is a long-time SCI BC Peer Program member and mentor. He is involved in multiple non-profit groups promoting barrier-free living for all. As a volunteer peer mentor for [...]

Tyler Tingle Tyler grew up in the BC Interior and never left.  His injury in 1989 never took away his love of things with engines and soon after his SCI, Tyler was back doing what he loved [...]

Kim Egger At the time of Kim’s accident, the world was her oyster! She had just graduated high school with exceptional grades, played on the national handball team and looked forward to starting [...]

Marney Smithies Marney has always been an active person, a failed suicide attempt at age 16 left her a T5 complete paraplegic but that didn’t slow her down. Like many people who go through [...]

Amit Sharma Amit was born in Chandigarh, India and has lived in British Columbia for more than 20 years. He holds a bachelor of hotel management from I.H.M India but after moving to Vancouver at [...]