Our IVF Journey

In this year’s Sex, Wheels & Relationships issue, we focus on the beginnings of two journeys affected by spinal cord injury. Kenny Salvini opens up about the long road he and his wife traveled in hopes of having a child together via in vitro fertilization, and he talks with others who’ve been down the same path. Ali Ingersoll documents the ups and downs of her first year of marriage and the added emotions and logistics that come with being a quad.

A Caregiver Lost

As the nation learned the dangers of COVID-19, one New York City quadriplegic and his longtime caregiver got a firsthand lesson in just how devastating the virus could be. Ian Ruder reports

James Weisman’s Legacy

Seth McBride chronicles James Weisman’s decades of service to the disability community and his reputation as one of the smartest and most passionate advocates for accessibility.

Hollywood Fails

Sylvia Longmire examines Hollywood’s all too common faux pas when portraying wheelchair users. Mat Barton and Adam Cooper’s comic skewers SCI “rehab” in the current Netflix hit Cobra Kai.

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