Smooth Sailing: Hullo Ferries’ Accessibility Journey
How the SCI BC community helped advocate for improved wheelchair accessibility aboard the new ferry service.
The Weakest Link
Recent research from the University of Pittsburgh confirms that casters are the most vulnerable components of your wheelchair.
Ask the Spin Doctor: Sleep Apnea
Is it possible I have sleep apnea? What should I do about it? To answer this question, we turned to Dr. Aditi Shah, a Respirologist specializing in sleep and neuromuscular disease.
Step Together
A mobile app developed by researchers at UBC Okanagan is helping people with SCI who walk get active.
Press Play on Aging with SCI
SCI BC and SCIRE Community collaborated to fill the aging with SCI knowledge gap and bring you a bite-sized video series.
Changing the Game
The Neil Squire Society’s adaptive gaming program, GAME Checkpoints, makes video gaming accessible for everyone.
Stimulating Pleasure
Over the past five years, research has demonstrated that neurostimulation can lead to a number of important quality of life improvements for people with SCI, including better bowel and bladder function, arm and hand function, and cardiovascular function. Now it appears you can add sexual function to the list.
Timeless
Victoria’s Joe Coughlin, one of Canada’s most iconic jazz singers, marks a major milestone with a brand new CD—and some upcoming live dates to celebrate its launch.
Switch It Up!
Tired of the same old exercise routine? A team of ICORD researchers has been working overtime to move the revolutionary aROW and aSKI cardio exercisers out of the lab and into our communities and homes.
Bowel Burdens
We know that bowel care is an urgent priority for people with SCI. New research shows the extent of the problem, and what’s needed to make a difference.
911: Calls For Change
The Neil Squire Society is helping to ensure new ways of contacting 911 will work for everyone.
Wheeling Forward Together: A New Chapter for Chair Stuff
After 23 years of being the sole owner and operator of Chair Stuff, a medical supply company, SCI BC peer Steve Milum is rolling into a new chapter of entrepreneurship alongside his business partner, Sam Danniels.