PeerSAY: Wheeling in Wet Weather
Don’t let the rain put a damper on your plans! The hassle of wet clothes, squeaky wheels and slippery sidewalks is all too common for wheelchair users. Luckily, rain or shine, we’ve got you covered. We asked our SCI BC peer team how they modify, look fly, and stay dry!
Catheters For Free BC
If universal healthcare is free, why do we have to pay to pee? SCI BC member Andy Caswell started the Catheters For Free BC Foundation to urge the provincial government to fund single-use hydrophilic catheters—and he needs your help.
Exploring Made Easy: Access BC’s Virtual Tours Highlight BC Destinations
Spinal Cord Injury BC’s Access BC program partners with tourism associations to create virtual tours that make exploring BC more accessible for everyone.
Clearing the Haze
From research to real-life stories from peers, we’re hashing out the latest on cannabis to help you navigate the world of weed with confidence.
The Coach Approach
Peer support isn’t new, but what if it could do more? Combining lived experience and research-backed training and tools, peer health coaching helps people with SCI live better. And this is your chance to get involved.
Red and White, But Not Blue?
What the Buy Canadian movement means for people with disabilities and made-in-Canada gems you might not know about.
Breastfeeding Basics
New clinical practice guidelines and a consumer guide for mothers offer evidence-based recommendations for breastfeeding after SCI.
I Feel Like a Woman…
Women with SCI across the world are facing similar healthcare challenges, according to a new survey from the Global Women with SCI Movement.
Smooth Sailing: Hullo Ferries’ Accessibility Journey
How the SCI BC community helped advocate for improved wheelchair accessibility aboard the new ferry service.
A Matter of Style: Adaptive Clothing Option in BC
SCI BC peer Derek Jezewsky has always enjoyed dressing and looking smart. With his new business, he’s overjoyed to be helping other peers discover—or rediscover—their own fashion sense.
Heavy Burden: The Cost of Prescription Medicines
We’ve always known that Canadians with SCI shoulder hugely unfair costs when it comes to prescription medicines. But now a Canadian research team has determined just how much that burden is…
Anything But Ordinary: A Look Into SCI BC Peer Passions
A look into six SCI BC Peers from across the province who are breaking barriers in unusual sports or passions.