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NEW ISSUE

Building a Better Rehab

Not too long ago, rehab hospitals were dark, uninviting facilities that looked and felt stuck in the ’70s — but times are finally changing. Aaron Broverman reports on a promising new trend of rehabs that incorporate wheelchair users’ input to build a better brand of facilities where accessibility is a feature and not an afterthought.

NEWS

An Airline Damaged Her Wheelchair So Social Media Took Care of It

After flying from New York to Phoenix to visit some friends, Gabrielle deFiebre got off the plane to find that the airline had destroyed her power assist wheels. What could have been a trip-ruining fiasco took a turn for the better when a friend shot a video of the situation and posted it to TikTok. The disability community’s response helped shine a light on this all-too-common problem for wheelchair users, as well as social media’s power to put pressure on multibillion-dollar businesses.

NM LIVE

Actor Lauren ‘Lolo’ Spencer on Her New HBO Show

Meet Lolo Spencer, an actor, model and entrepreneur who has a recurring role on the much-anticipated new HBO series “The Sex Lives of College Girls.” Teal Sherer talks with Spencer about her role and authentic disability representation, and she even gets some modeling tips on how to “work your wheelchair.”

PRO TIPS

Accidents Happen — So Give Us Better Bed Pads

As a good friend of mine likes to say, “There are two kinds of people in this world — people who’ve pooped their pants and liars.” In her latest column, Regan Linton delves into how she got past feeling shame over bowel and bladder accidents and to a place where she can clean up, laugh about it and then move on. Her secret weapon? Wonder Woman bed pads.

Shifting Sands: Life with an Incomplete Injury

Learning to live with an incomplete spinal cord injury can be a delicate balancing act between working toward functional return and finding gratitude for what you have. Richard Holicky talks to people with incomplete injuries about how they navigate the demands of life with an injury that can change its face from year to year, season to season and even day to day.

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