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Training Opportunities in July 2020
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Calendar Event Sorting
At the top, the 24/7/365 SAMHSA Disaster Helpline and similar links.
Next, Bundled “All Day” Events
Some organizations (like 12 step recovery programs, AA, NA, AlAnon, etc.) have so many events happening throughout the day that they need to be in a bundled listing to spare endless scrolling. Often there is a link to look up events by zip code and other criteria.
Lastly, Time-Specific Events
So you can see what’s happening in the next hours, time specific events are tagged and listed by start time from 12:01am early morning to 11:59pm late night. There can be events and warmlines operating in different time zones, though we try to list all in Oregon’s Pacific Time Zone.
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Facing Disability: Paralysis and Spinal Cord Injury Support
On Demand Resources and Support
FacingDisability.com, a program of the Hill Foundation, connects families coping with paralysis after spinal cord injury to real-life experiences and medical expertise they can trust.
The organization offers on-demand medical expert interviews, personal video stories, a wheelchair-kid podcast series, and a private peer support community for people with spinal cord injuries and their families.
Paralysis & Spinal Cord Injury Medical Expert Interviews
Spinal Cord Injury Basics — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/spinal-cord-injury-101 · 19 Q&A videos
Bedsores (Pressure Ulcers) — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/preventing-pressure-sores · 24 Q&A videos
Transition from Hospital to Home — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/transition-from-hospital-to-home · 15 Q&A videos
Rehabilitation Basics — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/the-basics-of-sci-rehabilitation · 14 Q&A videos
Sex and Fertility After SCI — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/sex-and-fertility-after-sci · 23 Q&A videos
Emotional and Social Adaptations — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/substance-abuse-and-sci · 9 Q&A videos
Adapting to a New Spinal Cord Injury — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/coping-with-a-new-injury · 12 Q&A videos
Social Life in a Wheelchair — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/adjusting-to-social-life-in-a-wheelchair · 11 Q&A videos
Family Life Changes — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/how-family-life-changes-after-sci · 15 Q&A videos
Peer Counseling — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/how-peer-counseling-works · 11 Q&A videos
Taking Control of Your Life — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/empowering-the-patient-after-sci · 12 Q&A videos
Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury Basics — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/pediatric-spinal-cord-injury-101 · 11 Q&A videos
Child Development After Pediatric SCI — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/transitions-for-children-with-sci · 18 Q&A videos
Individualized Pediatric Rehabilitation — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/the-basics-of-pediatric-sci-rehabilitation · 31 Q&A videos
Family Life After Pediatric Injury — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/family-life-after-pediatric-spinal-injury · 12 Q&A videos
Rehabilitation Therapies (Psychological, OT, Social Work, PT, Sports & Recreation) — https://facingdisability.com/spinal-cord-injury-experts · 21 national experts interviewed
On-Demand Video & Podcast Series
Personal Interview Videos: Real People, Real Experiences — https://facingdisability.com/spinal-cord-injury-videos · video stories from people living with SCI
“Voices of Experience” Video Series — https://facingdisability.com/voices-of-experience-videos · new interview series
Podcast: “I Was a Wheelchair Kid” — https://facingdisability.com/podcasts · 9 episodes; also on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and Amazon Music
Community & Peer Support
Private Facebook Support Group — https://facingdisability.com/join-the-conversation · closed, always-accessible peer community for people with SCI and their family members; members post and reply on their own time (not a staffed hotline); screening questions required to join
Resource Library
Paralysis and Spinal Cord Injury Resource Guide — https://facingdisability.com/resources · 600+ curated resources
FacingDisability.com — https://facingdisability.com · main website
About FacingDisability.com
FacingDisability.com is a program of the Hill Foundation, a 501(c)(3) private operating foundation established by Robert Hill and Thea Flaum and based in Chicago, Illinois.
Its mission is to connect families dealing with spinal cord injuries to the life experiences of others and to provide trustworthy medical information and resources.
The site serves individuals with paralysis and spinal cord injury and their families nationwide.
Content is developed with medical experts from major rehabilitation institutions including Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Craig Hospital, Shepherd Center, and Mayo Clinic, and includes video interviews, a podcast series, and a curated resource library.
Disclaimer: This listing is shared for community information only. The event is organized and hosted by the listed organization, not by PeerGalaxy. Dates, times, and access links are subject to change — please confirm details with the organizer before attending.
Facing Disability Private Facebook Support Group
FacingDisability.com, a program of the Hill Foundation, hosts a private Facebook support group exclusively for people living with spinal cord injuries and their family members.
The closed community lets members read discussions, ask questions, and share experiences with others who understand life after a spinal cord injury.
Community & Peer Support
Private Facebook Support Group — https://www.facebook.com/groups/FacingDisability/ · closed, always-accessible peer community for people with SCI and their family members; members post and reply on their own time (not a staffed hotline)
How to Join
Visit the “Family Group Disability” page on Facebook and select Join Group. Applicants answer a short set of screening questions specific to spinal cord injury before being added.
Membership is limited to people with spinal cord injuries and their family members. The group is administered and moderated by FacingDisability staff, and discussions are not visible to non-members.
Resource Library
FacingDisability.com — https://facingdisability.com · main website
About FacingDisability.com
FacingDisability.com is a program of the Hill Foundation, a 501(c)(3) private operating foundation established by Robert Hill and Thea Flaum and based in Chicago, Illinois.
Its mission is to connect families dealing with spinal cord injuries to the life experiences of others and to provide trustworthy medical information and resources.
The site serves individuals with paralysis and spinal cord injury and their families nationwide.
Content is developed with medical experts from major rehabilitation institutions including Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Craig Hospital, Shepherd Center, and Mayo Clinic, and includes video interviews, a podcast series, and a curated resource library.
Disclaimer: This listing is shared for community information only. The event is organized and hosted by the listed organization, not by PeerGalaxy. Dates, times, and access links are subject to change — please confirm details with the organizer before attending.
Deaf Alcoholic Vodcast – AA Mass Media in American Sign Language
Historic First for Deaf Alcoholics in Alcoholics Anonymous
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
For the first time in the history of Alcoholics Anonymous, Deaf alcoholics can share their recovery stories with other Deaf alcoholics through mass media in American Sign Language (ASL).
Platform: Grapevine & La Viña YouTube Channel
What is a Vodcast? A vodcast (video podcast) is online video content that combines the accessibility of podcasts with visual elements essential for American Sign Language communication.
Use this link to access the Vodcast.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKuECogGrrA&list=PL32cyZpp2liBOcLY6M6rEh1qFL7MKSFI7
HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE
This represents the first mass media forum for Deaf alcoholics to share recovery stories with other Deaf alcoholics in American Sign Language. Previously, AA Access Committees hired interpreters to translate Deaf persons’ stories into English audio recordings or written English for Grapevine magazine or the Box 459 newsletter.
FUNDING & SUPPORT
Financial Responsibility: The Deaf Alcoholic Vodcast team funds the ASL vodcast project, including video production and interpreter services
Grapevine’s Role: Provides guidance and platform for publishing vodcasts on their YouTube channel
Guidelines Available: Written guidelines help AA Access Committees work with Deaf alcoholics and the Deaf Alcoholic Vodcast team to create submission-ready videos
GET INVOLVED
AA Access Committees interested in learning more about this groundbreaking initiative or supporting Deaf alcoholics in sharing their stories can contact the Deaf Vodcast Team.
Contact: [email protected]
RESOURCES
AA Grapevine: https://www.aagrapevine.org
AA La Viña: https://www.aalavina.org
Grapevine & La Viña YouTube: Search ‘AA Grapevine’ on YouTube
ABOUT ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.
Note: This initiative represents a significant step forward in making AA accessible to the Deaf community through their primary language – American Sign Language.
Disclaimer: The Deaf Alcoholic Vodcast project operates in accordance with AA traditions regarding anonymity and is independently funded by the Deaf Vodcast team. For questions about AA’s general accessibility services, contact your local AA Access Committee.
Therapy in a Nutshell
I’m Emma McAdam, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and my mission is to make mental health resources easier to access. I take therapy skills and psychological research and condense them down into bite-sized nuggets of help.
As a licensed therapist, one thing I’ve noticed is that most people have no idea of what they can do to improve depression, anxiety, or other mental illness. I’m here to spread the message that while mental illness is real, it’s common, it’s debilitating, it’s also treatable. There are dozens of research-backed approaches to treating depression, anxiety, ptsd, and other mental illness. Change, growth, and healing are possible. Please keep courage!
Try one little thing every day to improve your life and health, and things can get so much better!
https://www.youtube.com/@TherapyinaNutshell/featured
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Facing Disability: Paralysis and Spinal Cord Injury Support
On Demand Resources and Support
FacingDisability.com, a program of the Hill Foundation, connects families coping with paralysis after spinal cord injury to real-life experiences and medical expertise they can trust.
The organization offers on-demand medical expert interviews, personal video stories, a wheelchair-kid podcast series, and a private peer support community for people with spinal cord injuries and their families.
Paralysis & Spinal Cord Injury Medical Expert Interviews
Spinal Cord Injury Basics — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/spinal-cord-injury-101 · 19 Q&A videos
Bedsores (Pressure Ulcers) — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/preventing-pressure-sores · 24 Q&A videos
Transition from Hospital to Home — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/transition-from-hospital-to-home · 15 Q&A videos
Rehabilitation Basics — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/the-basics-of-sci-rehabilitation · 14 Q&A videos
Sex and Fertility After SCI — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/sex-and-fertility-after-sci · 23 Q&A videos
Emotional and Social Adaptations — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/substance-abuse-and-sci · 9 Q&A videos
Adapting to a New Spinal Cord Injury — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/coping-with-a-new-injury · 12 Q&A videos
Social Life in a Wheelchair — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/adjusting-to-social-life-in-a-wheelchair · 11 Q&A videos
Family Life Changes — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/how-family-life-changes-after-sci · 15 Q&A videos
Peer Counseling — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/how-peer-counseling-works · 11 Q&A videos
Taking Control of Your Life — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/empowering-the-patient-after-sci · 12 Q&A videos
Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury Basics — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/pediatric-spinal-cord-injury-101 · 11 Q&A videos
Child Development After Pediatric SCI — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/transitions-for-children-with-sci · 18 Q&A videos
Individualized Pediatric Rehabilitation — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/the-basics-of-pediatric-sci-rehabilitation · 31 Q&A videos
Family Life After Pediatric Injury — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/family-life-after-pediatric-spinal-injury · 12 Q&A videos
Rehabilitation Therapies (Psychological, OT, Social Work, PT, Sports & Recreation) — https://facingdisability.com/spinal-cord-injury-experts · 21 national experts interviewed
On-Demand Video & Podcast Series
Personal Interview Videos: Real People, Real Experiences — https://facingdisability.com/spinal-cord-injury-videos · video stories from people living with SCI
“Voices of Experience” Video Series — https://facingdisability.com/voices-of-experience-videos · new interview series
Podcast: “I Was a Wheelchair Kid” — https://facingdisability.com/podcasts · 9 episodes; also on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and Amazon Music
Community & Peer Support
Private Facebook Support Group — https://facingdisability.com/join-the-conversation · closed, always-accessible peer community for people with SCI and their family members; members post and reply on their own time (not a staffed hotline); screening questions required to join
Resource Library
Paralysis and Spinal Cord Injury Resource Guide — https://facingdisability.com/resources · 600+ curated resources
FacingDisability.com — https://facingdisability.com · main website
About FacingDisability.com
FacingDisability.com is a program of the Hill Foundation, a 501(c)(3) private operating foundation established by Robert Hill and Thea Flaum and based in Chicago, Illinois.
Its mission is to connect families dealing with spinal cord injuries to the life experiences of others and to provide trustworthy medical information and resources.
The site serves individuals with paralysis and spinal cord injury and their families nationwide.
Content is developed with medical experts from major rehabilitation institutions including Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Craig Hospital, Shepherd Center, and Mayo Clinic, and includes video interviews, a podcast series, and a curated resource library.
Disclaimer: This listing is shared for community information only. The event is organized and hosted by the listed organization, not by PeerGalaxy. Dates, times, and access links are subject to change — please confirm details with the organizer before attending.
Facing Disability Private Facebook Support Group
FacingDisability.com, a program of the Hill Foundation, hosts a private Facebook support group exclusively for people living with spinal cord injuries and their family members.
The closed community lets members read discussions, ask questions, and share experiences with others who understand life after a spinal cord injury.
Community & Peer Support
Private Facebook Support Group — https://www.facebook.com/groups/FacingDisability/ · closed, always-accessible peer community for people with SCI and their family members; members post and reply on their own time (not a staffed hotline)
How to Join
Visit the “Family Group Disability” page on Facebook and select Join Group. Applicants answer a short set of screening questions specific to spinal cord injury before being added.
Membership is limited to people with spinal cord injuries and their family members. The group is administered and moderated by FacingDisability staff, and discussions are not visible to non-members.
Resource Library
FacingDisability.com — https://facingdisability.com · main website
About FacingDisability.com
FacingDisability.com is a program of the Hill Foundation, a 501(c)(3) private operating foundation established by Robert Hill and Thea Flaum and based in Chicago, Illinois.
Its mission is to connect families dealing with spinal cord injuries to the life experiences of others and to provide trustworthy medical information and resources.
The site serves individuals with paralysis and spinal cord injury and their families nationwide.
Content is developed with medical experts from major rehabilitation institutions including Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Craig Hospital, Shepherd Center, and Mayo Clinic, and includes video interviews, a podcast series, and a curated resource library.
Disclaimer: This listing is shared for community information only. The event is organized and hosted by the listed organization, not by PeerGalaxy. Dates, times, and access links are subject to change — please confirm details with the organizer before attending.
Deaf Alcoholic Vodcast – AA Mass Media in American Sign Language
Historic First for Deaf Alcoholics in Alcoholics Anonymous
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
For the first time in the history of Alcoholics Anonymous, Deaf alcoholics can share their recovery stories with other Deaf alcoholics through mass media in American Sign Language (ASL).
Platform: Grapevine & La Viña YouTube Channel
What is a Vodcast? A vodcast (video podcast) is online video content that combines the accessibility of podcasts with visual elements essential for American Sign Language communication.
Use this link to access the Vodcast.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKuECogGrrA&list=PL32cyZpp2liBOcLY6M6rEh1qFL7MKSFI7
HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE
This represents the first mass media forum for Deaf alcoholics to share recovery stories with other Deaf alcoholics in American Sign Language. Previously, AA Access Committees hired interpreters to translate Deaf persons’ stories into English audio recordings or written English for Grapevine magazine or the Box 459 newsletter.
FUNDING & SUPPORT
Financial Responsibility: The Deaf Alcoholic Vodcast team funds the ASL vodcast project, including video production and interpreter services
Grapevine’s Role: Provides guidance and platform for publishing vodcasts on their YouTube channel
Guidelines Available: Written guidelines help AA Access Committees work with Deaf alcoholics and the Deaf Alcoholic Vodcast team to create submission-ready videos
GET INVOLVED
AA Access Committees interested in learning more about this groundbreaking initiative or supporting Deaf alcoholics in sharing their stories can contact the Deaf Vodcast Team.
Contact: [email protected]
RESOURCES
AA Grapevine: https://www.aagrapevine.org
AA La Viña: https://www.aalavina.org
Grapevine & La Viña YouTube: Search ‘AA Grapevine’ on YouTube
ABOUT ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.
Note: This initiative represents a significant step forward in making AA accessible to the Deaf community through their primary language – American Sign Language.
Disclaimer: The Deaf Alcoholic Vodcast project operates in accordance with AA traditions regarding anonymity and is independently funded by the Deaf Vodcast team. For questions about AA’s general accessibility services, contact your local AA Access Committee.
Therapy in a Nutshell
I’m Emma McAdam, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and my mission is to make mental health resources easier to access. I take therapy skills and psychological research and condense them down into bite-sized nuggets of help.
As a licensed therapist, one thing I’ve noticed is that most people have no idea of what they can do to improve depression, anxiety, or other mental illness. I’m here to spread the message that while mental illness is real, it’s common, it’s debilitating, it’s also treatable. There are dozens of research-backed approaches to treating depression, anxiety, ptsd, and other mental illness. Change, growth, and healing are possible. Please keep courage!
Try one little thing every day to improve your life and health, and things can get so much better!
https://www.youtube.com/@TherapyinaNutshell/featured
NOTE: This shared content on YouTube notes sponsorship by BetterHelp and may include advertisement or offers to purchase or receive products or services for additional cost beyond the content on YouTube offered for free viewing at the time of this posting. See the DISCLAIMER below.
DISCLAIMER: Nothing in this communication, nor any content linking to or from this communication is intended to substitute for professional advice of any kind whatsoever from qualified professionals. Nothing in this communication, nor any content linking to or from this communication has been evaluated by the FDA or is intended to diagnoses, treat, or cure any condition, disease, or illness of any kind whatsoever. You are hereby notified and advised to seek counsel from qualified healthcare professionals before making any changes in your routine or regimen such as diet, exercise, activities, sleep schedule, etc. and use counsel at your own risk and expense. This information is shared solely as a courtesy without warranty or guarantee of any kind whatsoever. This content and content linking to or from this content may not reflect the views and does not constitute an endorsement of any kind whatsoever by anyone connected in any way to this posting.
Facing Disability: Paralysis and Spinal Cord Injury Support
On Demand Resources and Support
FacingDisability.com, a program of the Hill Foundation, connects families coping with paralysis after spinal cord injury to real-life experiences and medical expertise they can trust.
The organization offers on-demand medical expert interviews, personal video stories, a wheelchair-kid podcast series, and a private peer support community for people with spinal cord injuries and their families.
Paralysis & Spinal Cord Injury Medical Expert Interviews
Spinal Cord Injury Basics — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/spinal-cord-injury-101 · 19 Q&A videos
Bedsores (Pressure Ulcers) — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/preventing-pressure-sores · 24 Q&A videos
Transition from Hospital to Home — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/transition-from-hospital-to-home · 15 Q&A videos
Rehabilitation Basics — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/the-basics-of-sci-rehabilitation · 14 Q&A videos
Sex and Fertility After SCI — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/sex-and-fertility-after-sci · 23 Q&A videos
Emotional and Social Adaptations — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/substance-abuse-and-sci · 9 Q&A videos
Adapting to a New Spinal Cord Injury — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/coping-with-a-new-injury · 12 Q&A videos
Social Life in a Wheelchair — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/adjusting-to-social-life-in-a-wheelchair · 11 Q&A videos
Family Life Changes — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/how-family-life-changes-after-sci · 15 Q&A videos
Peer Counseling — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/how-peer-counseling-works · 11 Q&A videos
Taking Control of Your Life — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/empowering-the-patient-after-sci · 12 Q&A videos
Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury Basics — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/pediatric-spinal-cord-injury-101 · 11 Q&A videos
Child Development After Pediatric SCI — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/transitions-for-children-with-sci · 18 Q&A videos
Individualized Pediatric Rehabilitation — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/the-basics-of-pediatric-sci-rehabilitation · 31 Q&A videos
Family Life After Pediatric Injury — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/family-life-after-pediatric-spinal-injury · 12 Q&A videos
Rehabilitation Therapies (Psychological, OT, Social Work, PT, Sports & Recreation) — https://facingdisability.com/spinal-cord-injury-experts · 21 national experts interviewed
On-Demand Video & Podcast Series
Personal Interview Videos: Real People, Real Experiences — https://facingdisability.com/spinal-cord-injury-videos · video stories from people living with SCI
“Voices of Experience” Video Series — https://facingdisability.com/voices-of-experience-videos · new interview series
Podcast: “I Was a Wheelchair Kid” — https://facingdisability.com/podcasts · 9 episodes; also on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and Amazon Music
Community & Peer Support
Private Facebook Support Group — https://facingdisability.com/join-the-conversation · closed, always-accessible peer community for people with SCI and their family members; members post and reply on their own time (not a staffed hotline); screening questions required to join
Resource Library
Paralysis and Spinal Cord Injury Resource Guide — https://facingdisability.com/resources · 600+ curated resources
FacingDisability.com — https://facingdisability.com · main website
About FacingDisability.com
FacingDisability.com is a program of the Hill Foundation, a 501(c)(3) private operating foundation established by Robert Hill and Thea Flaum and based in Chicago, Illinois.
Its mission is to connect families dealing with spinal cord injuries to the life experiences of others and to provide trustworthy medical information and resources.
The site serves individuals with paralysis and spinal cord injury and their families nationwide.
Content is developed with medical experts from major rehabilitation institutions including Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Craig Hospital, Shepherd Center, and Mayo Clinic, and includes video interviews, a podcast series, and a curated resource library.
Disclaimer: This listing is shared for community information only. The event is organized and hosted by the listed organization, not by PeerGalaxy. Dates, times, and access links are subject to change — please confirm details with the organizer before attending.
Facing Disability Private Facebook Support Group
FacingDisability.com, a program of the Hill Foundation, hosts a private Facebook support group exclusively for people living with spinal cord injuries and their family members.
The closed community lets members read discussions, ask questions, and share experiences with others who understand life after a spinal cord injury.
Community & Peer Support
Private Facebook Support Group — https://www.facebook.com/groups/FacingDisability/ · closed, always-accessible peer community for people with SCI and their family members; members post and reply on their own time (not a staffed hotline)
How to Join
Visit the “Family Group Disability” page on Facebook and select Join Group. Applicants answer a short set of screening questions specific to spinal cord injury before being added.
Membership is limited to people with spinal cord injuries and their family members. The group is administered and moderated by FacingDisability staff, and discussions are not visible to non-members.
Resource Library
FacingDisability.com — https://facingdisability.com · main website
About FacingDisability.com
FacingDisability.com is a program of the Hill Foundation, a 501(c)(3) private operating foundation established by Robert Hill and Thea Flaum and based in Chicago, Illinois.
Its mission is to connect families dealing with spinal cord injuries to the life experiences of others and to provide trustworthy medical information and resources.
The site serves individuals with paralysis and spinal cord injury and their families nationwide.
Content is developed with medical experts from major rehabilitation institutions including Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Craig Hospital, Shepherd Center, and Mayo Clinic, and includes video interviews, a podcast series, and a curated resource library.
Disclaimer: This listing is shared for community information only. The event is organized and hosted by the listed organization, not by PeerGalaxy. Dates, times, and access links are subject to change — please confirm details with the organizer before attending.
Deaf Alcoholic Vodcast – AA Mass Media in American Sign Language
Historic First for Deaf Alcoholics in Alcoholics Anonymous
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
For the first time in the history of Alcoholics Anonymous, Deaf alcoholics can share their recovery stories with other Deaf alcoholics through mass media in American Sign Language (ASL).
Platform: Grapevine & La Viña YouTube Channel
What is a Vodcast? A vodcast (video podcast) is online video content that combines the accessibility of podcasts with visual elements essential for American Sign Language communication.
Use this link to access the Vodcast.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKuECogGrrA&list=PL32cyZpp2liBOcLY6M6rEh1qFL7MKSFI7
HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE
This represents the first mass media forum for Deaf alcoholics to share recovery stories with other Deaf alcoholics in American Sign Language. Previously, AA Access Committees hired interpreters to translate Deaf persons’ stories into English audio recordings or written English for Grapevine magazine or the Box 459 newsletter.
FUNDING & SUPPORT
Financial Responsibility: The Deaf Alcoholic Vodcast team funds the ASL vodcast project, including video production and interpreter services
Grapevine’s Role: Provides guidance and platform for publishing vodcasts on their YouTube channel
Guidelines Available: Written guidelines help AA Access Committees work with Deaf alcoholics and the Deaf Alcoholic Vodcast team to create submission-ready videos
GET INVOLVED
AA Access Committees interested in learning more about this groundbreaking initiative or supporting Deaf alcoholics in sharing their stories can contact the Deaf Vodcast Team.
Contact: [email protected]
RESOURCES
AA Grapevine: https://www.aagrapevine.org
AA La Viña: https://www.aalavina.org
Grapevine & La Viña YouTube: Search ‘AA Grapevine’ on YouTube
ABOUT ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.
Note: This initiative represents a significant step forward in making AA accessible to the Deaf community through their primary language – American Sign Language.
Disclaimer: The Deaf Alcoholic Vodcast project operates in accordance with AA traditions regarding anonymity and is independently funded by the Deaf Vodcast team. For questions about AA’s general accessibility services, contact your local AA Access Committee.
Therapy in a Nutshell
I’m Emma McAdam, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and my mission is to make mental health resources easier to access. I take therapy skills and psychological research and condense them down into bite-sized nuggets of help.
As a licensed therapist, one thing I’ve noticed is that most people have no idea of what they can do to improve depression, anxiety, or other mental illness. I’m here to spread the message that while mental illness is real, it’s common, it’s debilitating, it’s also treatable. There are dozens of research-backed approaches to treating depression, anxiety, ptsd, and other mental illness. Change, growth, and healing are possible. Please keep courage!
Try one little thing every day to improve your life and health, and things can get so much better!
https://www.youtube.com/@TherapyinaNutshell/featured
NOTE: This shared content on YouTube notes sponsorship by BetterHelp and may include advertisement or offers to purchase or receive products or services for additional cost beyond the content on YouTube offered for free viewing at the time of this posting. See the DISCLAIMER below.
DISCLAIMER: Nothing in this communication, nor any content linking to or from this communication is intended to substitute for professional advice of any kind whatsoever from qualified professionals. Nothing in this communication, nor any content linking to or from this communication has been evaluated by the FDA or is intended to diagnoses, treat, or cure any condition, disease, or illness of any kind whatsoever. You are hereby notified and advised to seek counsel from qualified healthcare professionals before making any changes in your routine or regimen such as diet, exercise, activities, sleep schedule, etc. and use counsel at your own risk and expense. This information is shared solely as a courtesy without warranty or guarantee of any kind whatsoever. This content and content linking to or from this content may not reflect the views and does not constitute an endorsement of any kind whatsoever by anyone connected in any way to this posting.
Facing Disability: Paralysis and Spinal Cord Injury Support
On Demand Resources and Support
FacingDisability.com, a program of the Hill Foundation, connects families coping with paralysis after spinal cord injury to real-life experiences and medical expertise they can trust.
The organization offers on-demand medical expert interviews, personal video stories, a wheelchair-kid podcast series, and a private peer support community for people with spinal cord injuries and their families.
Paralysis & Spinal Cord Injury Medical Expert Interviews
Spinal Cord Injury Basics — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/spinal-cord-injury-101 · 19 Q&A videos
Bedsores (Pressure Ulcers) — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/preventing-pressure-sores · 24 Q&A videos
Transition from Hospital to Home — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/transition-from-hospital-to-home · 15 Q&A videos
Rehabilitation Basics — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/the-basics-of-sci-rehabilitation · 14 Q&A videos
Sex and Fertility After SCI — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/sex-and-fertility-after-sci · 23 Q&A videos
Emotional and Social Adaptations — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/substance-abuse-and-sci · 9 Q&A videos
Adapting to a New Spinal Cord Injury — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/coping-with-a-new-injury · 12 Q&A videos
Social Life in a Wheelchair — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/adjusting-to-social-life-in-a-wheelchair · 11 Q&A videos
Family Life Changes — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/how-family-life-changes-after-sci · 15 Q&A videos
Peer Counseling — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/how-peer-counseling-works · 11 Q&A videos
Taking Control of Your Life — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/empowering-the-patient-after-sci · 12 Q&A videos
Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury Basics — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/pediatric-spinal-cord-injury-101 · 11 Q&A videos
Child Development After Pediatric SCI — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/transitions-for-children-with-sci · 18 Q&A videos
Individualized Pediatric Rehabilitation — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/the-basics-of-pediatric-sci-rehabilitation · 31 Q&A videos
Family Life After Pediatric Injury — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/family-life-after-pediatric-spinal-injury · 12 Q&A videos
Rehabilitation Therapies (Psychological, OT, Social Work, PT, Sports & Recreation) — https://facingdisability.com/spinal-cord-injury-experts · 21 national experts interviewed
On-Demand Video & Podcast Series
Personal Interview Videos: Real People, Real Experiences — https://facingdisability.com/spinal-cord-injury-videos · video stories from people living with SCI
“Voices of Experience” Video Series — https://facingdisability.com/voices-of-experience-videos · new interview series
Podcast: “I Was a Wheelchair Kid” — https://facingdisability.com/podcasts · 9 episodes; also on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and Amazon Music
Community & Peer Support
Private Facebook Support Group — https://facingdisability.com/join-the-conversation · closed, always-accessible peer community for people with SCI and their family members; members post and reply on their own time (not a staffed hotline); screening questions required to join
Resource Library
Paralysis and Spinal Cord Injury Resource Guide — https://facingdisability.com/resources · 600+ curated resources
FacingDisability.com — https://facingdisability.com · main website
About FacingDisability.com
FacingDisability.com is a program of the Hill Foundation, a 501(c)(3) private operating foundation established by Robert Hill and Thea Flaum and based in Chicago, Illinois.
Its mission is to connect families dealing with spinal cord injuries to the life experiences of others and to provide trustworthy medical information and resources.
The site serves individuals with paralysis and spinal cord injury and their families nationwide.
Content is developed with medical experts from major rehabilitation institutions including Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Craig Hospital, Shepherd Center, and Mayo Clinic, and includes video interviews, a podcast series, and a curated resource library.
Disclaimer: This listing is shared for community information only. The event is organized and hosted by the listed organization, not by PeerGalaxy. Dates, times, and access links are subject to change — please confirm details with the organizer before attending.
Facing Disability Private Facebook Support Group
FacingDisability.com, a program of the Hill Foundation, hosts a private Facebook support group exclusively for people living with spinal cord injuries and their family members.
The closed community lets members read discussions, ask questions, and share experiences with others who understand life after a spinal cord injury.
Community & Peer Support
Private Facebook Support Group — https://www.facebook.com/groups/FacingDisability/ · closed, always-accessible peer community for people with SCI and their family members; members post and reply on their own time (not a staffed hotline)
How to Join
Visit the “Family Group Disability” page on Facebook and select Join Group. Applicants answer a short set of screening questions specific to spinal cord injury before being added.
Membership is limited to people with spinal cord injuries and their family members. The group is administered and moderated by FacingDisability staff, and discussions are not visible to non-members.
Resource Library
FacingDisability.com — https://facingdisability.com · main website
About FacingDisability.com
FacingDisability.com is a program of the Hill Foundation, a 501(c)(3) private operating foundation established by Robert Hill and Thea Flaum and based in Chicago, Illinois.
Its mission is to connect families dealing with spinal cord injuries to the life experiences of others and to provide trustworthy medical information and resources.
The site serves individuals with paralysis and spinal cord injury and their families nationwide.
Content is developed with medical experts from major rehabilitation institutions including Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Craig Hospital, Shepherd Center, and Mayo Clinic, and includes video interviews, a podcast series, and a curated resource library.
Disclaimer: This listing is shared for community information only. The event is organized and hosted by the listed organization, not by PeerGalaxy. Dates, times, and access links are subject to change — please confirm details with the organizer before attending.
Deaf Alcoholic Vodcast – AA Mass Media in American Sign Language
Historic First for Deaf Alcoholics in Alcoholics Anonymous
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
For the first time in the history of Alcoholics Anonymous, Deaf alcoholics can share their recovery stories with other Deaf alcoholics through mass media in American Sign Language (ASL).
Platform: Grapevine & La Viña YouTube Channel
What is a Vodcast? A vodcast (video podcast) is online video content that combines the accessibility of podcasts with visual elements essential for American Sign Language communication.
Use this link to access the Vodcast.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKuECogGrrA&list=PL32cyZpp2liBOcLY6M6rEh1qFL7MKSFI7
HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE
This represents the first mass media forum for Deaf alcoholics to share recovery stories with other Deaf alcoholics in American Sign Language. Previously, AA Access Committees hired interpreters to translate Deaf persons’ stories into English audio recordings or written English for Grapevine magazine or the Box 459 newsletter.
FUNDING & SUPPORT
Financial Responsibility: The Deaf Alcoholic Vodcast team funds the ASL vodcast project, including video production and interpreter services
Grapevine’s Role: Provides guidance and platform for publishing vodcasts on their YouTube channel
Guidelines Available: Written guidelines help AA Access Committees work with Deaf alcoholics and the Deaf Alcoholic Vodcast team to create submission-ready videos
GET INVOLVED
AA Access Committees interested in learning more about this groundbreaking initiative or supporting Deaf alcoholics in sharing their stories can contact the Deaf Vodcast Team.
Contact: [email protected]
RESOURCES
AA Grapevine: https://www.aagrapevine.org
AA La Viña: https://www.aalavina.org
Grapevine & La Viña YouTube: Search ‘AA Grapevine’ on YouTube
ABOUT ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.
Note: This initiative represents a significant step forward in making AA accessible to the Deaf community through their primary language – American Sign Language.
Disclaimer: The Deaf Alcoholic Vodcast project operates in accordance with AA traditions regarding anonymity and is independently funded by the Deaf Vodcast team. For questions about AA’s general accessibility services, contact your local AA Access Committee.
Therapy in a Nutshell
I’m Emma McAdam, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and my mission is to make mental health resources easier to access. I take therapy skills and psychological research and condense them down into bite-sized nuggets of help.
As a licensed therapist, one thing I’ve noticed is that most people have no idea of what they can do to improve depression, anxiety, or other mental illness. I’m here to spread the message that while mental illness is real, it’s common, it’s debilitating, it’s also treatable. There are dozens of research-backed approaches to treating depression, anxiety, ptsd, and other mental illness. Change, growth, and healing are possible. Please keep courage!
Try one little thing every day to improve your life and health, and things can get so much better!
https://www.youtube.com/@TherapyinaNutshell/featured
NOTE: This shared content on YouTube notes sponsorship by BetterHelp and may include advertisement or offers to purchase or receive products or services for additional cost beyond the content on YouTube offered for free viewing at the time of this posting. See the DISCLAIMER below.
DISCLAIMER: Nothing in this communication, nor any content linking to or from this communication is intended to substitute for professional advice of any kind whatsoever from qualified professionals. Nothing in this communication, nor any content linking to or from this communication has been evaluated by the FDA or is intended to diagnoses, treat, or cure any condition, disease, or illness of any kind whatsoever. You are hereby notified and advised to seek counsel from qualified healthcare professionals before making any changes in your routine or regimen such as diet, exercise, activities, sleep schedule, etc. and use counsel at your own risk and expense. This information is shared solely as a courtesy without warranty or guarantee of any kind whatsoever. This content and content linking to or from this content may not reflect the views and does not constitute an endorsement of any kind whatsoever by anyone connected in any way to this posting.
Facing Disability: Paralysis and Spinal Cord Injury Support
On Demand Resources and Support
FacingDisability.com, a program of the Hill Foundation, connects families coping with paralysis after spinal cord injury to real-life experiences and medical expertise they can trust.
The organization offers on-demand medical expert interviews, personal video stories, a wheelchair-kid podcast series, and a private peer support community for people with spinal cord injuries and their families.
Paralysis & Spinal Cord Injury Medical Expert Interviews
Spinal Cord Injury Basics — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/spinal-cord-injury-101 · 19 Q&A videos
Bedsores (Pressure Ulcers) — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/preventing-pressure-sores · 24 Q&A videos
Transition from Hospital to Home — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/transition-from-hospital-to-home · 15 Q&A videos
Rehabilitation Basics — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/the-basics-of-sci-rehabilitation · 14 Q&A videos
Sex and Fertility After SCI — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/sex-and-fertility-after-sci · 23 Q&A videos
Emotional and Social Adaptations — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/substance-abuse-and-sci · 9 Q&A videos
Adapting to a New Spinal Cord Injury — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/coping-with-a-new-injury · 12 Q&A videos
Social Life in a Wheelchair — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/adjusting-to-social-life-in-a-wheelchair · 11 Q&A videos
Family Life Changes — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/how-family-life-changes-after-sci · 15 Q&A videos
Peer Counseling — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/how-peer-counseling-works · 11 Q&A videos
Taking Control of Your Life — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/empowering-the-patient-after-sci · 12 Q&A videos
Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury Basics — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/pediatric-spinal-cord-injury-101 · 11 Q&A videos
Child Development After Pediatric SCI — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/transitions-for-children-with-sci · 18 Q&A videos
Individualized Pediatric Rehabilitation — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/the-basics-of-pediatric-sci-rehabilitation · 31 Q&A videos
Family Life After Pediatric Injury — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/family-life-after-pediatric-spinal-injury · 12 Q&A videos
Rehabilitation Therapies (Psychological, OT, Social Work, PT, Sports & Recreation) — https://facingdisability.com/spinal-cord-injury-experts · 21 national experts interviewed
On-Demand Video & Podcast Series
Personal Interview Videos: Real People, Real Experiences — https://facingdisability.com/spinal-cord-injury-videos · video stories from people living with SCI
“Voices of Experience” Video Series — https://facingdisability.com/voices-of-experience-videos · new interview series
Podcast: “I Was a Wheelchair Kid” — https://facingdisability.com/podcasts · 9 episodes; also on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and Amazon Music
Community & Peer Support
Private Facebook Support Group — https://facingdisability.com/join-the-conversation · closed, always-accessible peer community for people with SCI and their family members; members post and reply on their own time (not a staffed hotline); screening questions required to join
Resource Library
Paralysis and Spinal Cord Injury Resource Guide — https://facingdisability.com/resources · 600+ curated resources
FacingDisability.com — https://facingdisability.com · main website
About FacingDisability.com
FacingDisability.com is a program of the Hill Foundation, a 501(c)(3) private operating foundation established by Robert Hill and Thea Flaum and based in Chicago, Illinois.
Its mission is to connect families dealing with spinal cord injuries to the life experiences of others and to provide trustworthy medical information and resources.
The site serves individuals with paralysis and spinal cord injury and their families nationwide.
Content is developed with medical experts from major rehabilitation institutions including Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Craig Hospital, Shepherd Center, and Mayo Clinic, and includes video interviews, a podcast series, and a curated resource library.
Disclaimer: This listing is shared for community information only. The event is organized and hosted by the listed organization, not by PeerGalaxy. Dates, times, and access links are subject to change — please confirm details with the organizer before attending.
Facing Disability Private Facebook Support Group
FacingDisability.com, a program of the Hill Foundation, hosts a private Facebook support group exclusively for people living with spinal cord injuries and their family members.
The closed community lets members read discussions, ask questions, and share experiences with others who understand life after a spinal cord injury.
Community & Peer Support
Private Facebook Support Group — https://www.facebook.com/groups/FacingDisability/ · closed, always-accessible peer community for people with SCI and their family members; members post and reply on their own time (not a staffed hotline)
How to Join
Visit the “Family Group Disability” page on Facebook and select Join Group. Applicants answer a short set of screening questions specific to spinal cord injury before being added.
Membership is limited to people with spinal cord injuries and their family members. The group is administered and moderated by FacingDisability staff, and discussions are not visible to non-members.
Resource Library
FacingDisability.com — https://facingdisability.com · main website
About FacingDisability.com
FacingDisability.com is a program of the Hill Foundation, a 501(c)(3) private operating foundation established by Robert Hill and Thea Flaum and based in Chicago, Illinois.
Its mission is to connect families dealing with spinal cord injuries to the life experiences of others and to provide trustworthy medical information and resources.
The site serves individuals with paralysis and spinal cord injury and their families nationwide.
Content is developed with medical experts from major rehabilitation institutions including Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Craig Hospital, Shepherd Center, and Mayo Clinic, and includes video interviews, a podcast series, and a curated resource library.
Disclaimer: This listing is shared for community information only. The event is organized and hosted by the listed organization, not by PeerGalaxy. Dates, times, and access links are subject to change — please confirm details with the organizer before attending.
Deaf Alcoholic Vodcast – AA Mass Media in American Sign Language
Historic First for Deaf Alcoholics in Alcoholics Anonymous
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
For the first time in the history of Alcoholics Anonymous, Deaf alcoholics can share their recovery stories with other Deaf alcoholics through mass media in American Sign Language (ASL).
Platform: Grapevine & La Viña YouTube Channel
What is a Vodcast? A vodcast (video podcast) is online video content that combines the accessibility of podcasts with visual elements essential for American Sign Language communication.
Use this link to access the Vodcast.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKuECogGrrA&list=PL32cyZpp2liBOcLY6M6rEh1qFL7MKSFI7
HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE
This represents the first mass media forum for Deaf alcoholics to share recovery stories with other Deaf alcoholics in American Sign Language. Previously, AA Access Committees hired interpreters to translate Deaf persons’ stories into English audio recordings or written English for Grapevine magazine or the Box 459 newsletter.
FUNDING & SUPPORT
Financial Responsibility: The Deaf Alcoholic Vodcast team funds the ASL vodcast project, including video production and interpreter services
Grapevine’s Role: Provides guidance and platform for publishing vodcasts on their YouTube channel
Guidelines Available: Written guidelines help AA Access Committees work with Deaf alcoholics and the Deaf Alcoholic Vodcast team to create submission-ready videos
GET INVOLVED
AA Access Committees interested in learning more about this groundbreaking initiative or supporting Deaf alcoholics in sharing their stories can contact the Deaf Vodcast Team.
Contact: [email protected]
RESOURCES
AA Grapevine: https://www.aagrapevine.org
AA La Viña: https://www.aalavina.org
Grapevine & La Viña YouTube: Search ‘AA Grapevine’ on YouTube
ABOUT ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.
Note: This initiative represents a significant step forward in making AA accessible to the Deaf community through their primary language – American Sign Language.
Disclaimer: The Deaf Alcoholic Vodcast project operates in accordance with AA traditions regarding anonymity and is independently funded by the Deaf Vodcast team. For questions about AA’s general accessibility services, contact your local AA Access Committee.
Therapy in a Nutshell
I’m Emma McAdam, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and my mission is to make mental health resources easier to access. I take therapy skills and psychological research and condense them down into bite-sized nuggets of help.
As a licensed therapist, one thing I’ve noticed is that most people have no idea of what they can do to improve depression, anxiety, or other mental illness. I’m here to spread the message that while mental illness is real, it’s common, it’s debilitating, it’s also treatable. There are dozens of research-backed approaches to treating depression, anxiety, ptsd, and other mental illness. Change, growth, and healing are possible. Please keep courage!
Try one little thing every day to improve your life and health, and things can get so much better!
https://www.youtube.com/@TherapyinaNutshell/featured
NOTE: This shared content on YouTube notes sponsorship by BetterHelp and may include advertisement or offers to purchase or receive products or services for additional cost beyond the content on YouTube offered for free viewing at the time of this posting. See the DISCLAIMER below.
DISCLAIMER: Nothing in this communication, nor any content linking to or from this communication is intended to substitute for professional advice of any kind whatsoever from qualified professionals. Nothing in this communication, nor any content linking to or from this communication has been evaluated by the FDA or is intended to diagnoses, treat, or cure any condition, disease, or illness of any kind whatsoever. You are hereby notified and advised to seek counsel from qualified healthcare professionals before making any changes in your routine or regimen such as diet, exercise, activities, sleep schedule, etc. and use counsel at your own risk and expense. This information is shared solely as a courtesy without warranty or guarantee of any kind whatsoever. This content and content linking to or from this content may not reflect the views and does not constitute an endorsement of any kind whatsoever by anyone connected in any way to this posting.
Facing Disability: Paralysis and Spinal Cord Injury Support
On Demand Resources and Support
FacingDisability.com, a program of the Hill Foundation, connects families coping with paralysis after spinal cord injury to real-life experiences and medical expertise they can trust.
The organization offers on-demand medical expert interviews, personal video stories, a wheelchair-kid podcast series, and a private peer support community for people with spinal cord injuries and their families.
Paralysis & Spinal Cord Injury Medical Expert Interviews
Spinal Cord Injury Basics — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/spinal-cord-injury-101 · 19 Q&A videos
Bedsores (Pressure Ulcers) — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/preventing-pressure-sores · 24 Q&A videos
Transition from Hospital to Home — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/transition-from-hospital-to-home · 15 Q&A videos
Rehabilitation Basics — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/the-basics-of-sci-rehabilitation · 14 Q&A videos
Sex and Fertility After SCI — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/sex-and-fertility-after-sci · 23 Q&A videos
Emotional and Social Adaptations — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/substance-abuse-and-sci · 9 Q&A videos
Adapting to a New Spinal Cord Injury — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/coping-with-a-new-injury · 12 Q&A videos
Social Life in a Wheelchair — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/adjusting-to-social-life-in-a-wheelchair · 11 Q&A videos
Family Life Changes — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/how-family-life-changes-after-sci · 15 Q&A videos
Peer Counseling — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/how-peer-counseling-works · 11 Q&A videos
Taking Control of Your Life — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/empowering-the-patient-after-sci · 12 Q&A videos
Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury Basics — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/pediatric-spinal-cord-injury-101 · 11 Q&A videos
Child Development After Pediatric SCI — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/transitions-for-children-with-sci · 18 Q&A videos
Individualized Pediatric Rehabilitation — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/the-basics-of-pediatric-sci-rehabilitation · 31 Q&A videos
Family Life After Pediatric Injury — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/family-life-after-pediatric-spinal-injury · 12 Q&A videos
Rehabilitation Therapies (Psychological, OT, Social Work, PT, Sports & Recreation) — https://facingdisability.com/spinal-cord-injury-experts · 21 national experts interviewed
On-Demand Video & Podcast Series
Personal Interview Videos: Real People, Real Experiences — https://facingdisability.com/spinal-cord-injury-videos · video stories from people living with SCI
“Voices of Experience” Video Series — https://facingdisability.com/voices-of-experience-videos · new interview series
Podcast: “I Was a Wheelchair Kid” — https://facingdisability.com/podcasts · 9 episodes; also on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and Amazon Music
Community & Peer Support
Private Facebook Support Group — https://facingdisability.com/join-the-conversation · closed, always-accessible peer community for people with SCI and their family members; members post and reply on their own time (not a staffed hotline); screening questions required to join
Resource Library
Paralysis and Spinal Cord Injury Resource Guide — https://facingdisability.com/resources · 600+ curated resources
FacingDisability.com — https://facingdisability.com · main website
About FacingDisability.com
FacingDisability.com is a program of the Hill Foundation, a 501(c)(3) private operating foundation established by Robert Hill and Thea Flaum and based in Chicago, Illinois.
Its mission is to connect families dealing with spinal cord injuries to the life experiences of others and to provide trustworthy medical information and resources.
The site serves individuals with paralysis and spinal cord injury and their families nationwide.
Content is developed with medical experts from major rehabilitation institutions including Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Craig Hospital, Shepherd Center, and Mayo Clinic, and includes video interviews, a podcast series, and a curated resource library.
Disclaimer: This listing is shared for community information only. The event is organized and hosted by the listed organization, not by PeerGalaxy. Dates, times, and access links are subject to change — please confirm details with the organizer before attending.
Facing Disability Private Facebook Support Group
FacingDisability.com, a program of the Hill Foundation, hosts a private Facebook support group exclusively for people living with spinal cord injuries and their family members.
The closed community lets members read discussions, ask questions, and share experiences with others who understand life after a spinal cord injury.
Community & Peer Support
Private Facebook Support Group — https://www.facebook.com/groups/FacingDisability/ · closed, always-accessible peer community for people with SCI and their family members; members post and reply on their own time (not a staffed hotline)
How to Join
Visit the “Family Group Disability” page on Facebook and select Join Group. Applicants answer a short set of screening questions specific to spinal cord injury before being added.
Membership is limited to people with spinal cord injuries and their family members. The group is administered and moderated by FacingDisability staff, and discussions are not visible to non-members.
Resource Library
FacingDisability.com — https://facingdisability.com · main website
About FacingDisability.com
FacingDisability.com is a program of the Hill Foundation, a 501(c)(3) private operating foundation established by Robert Hill and Thea Flaum and based in Chicago, Illinois.
Its mission is to connect families dealing with spinal cord injuries to the life experiences of others and to provide trustworthy medical information and resources.
The site serves individuals with paralysis and spinal cord injury and their families nationwide.
Content is developed with medical experts from major rehabilitation institutions including Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Craig Hospital, Shepherd Center, and Mayo Clinic, and includes video interviews, a podcast series, and a curated resource library.
Disclaimer: This listing is shared for community information only. The event is organized and hosted by the listed organization, not by PeerGalaxy. Dates, times, and access links are subject to change — please confirm details with the organizer before attending.
Deaf Alcoholic Vodcast – AA Mass Media in American Sign Language
Historic First for Deaf Alcoholics in Alcoholics Anonymous
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
For the first time in the history of Alcoholics Anonymous, Deaf alcoholics can share their recovery stories with other Deaf alcoholics through mass media in American Sign Language (ASL).
Platform: Grapevine & La Viña YouTube Channel
What is a Vodcast? A vodcast (video podcast) is online video content that combines the accessibility of podcasts with visual elements essential for American Sign Language communication.
Use this link to access the Vodcast.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKuECogGrrA&list=PL32cyZpp2liBOcLY6M6rEh1qFL7MKSFI7
HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE
This represents the first mass media forum for Deaf alcoholics to share recovery stories with other Deaf alcoholics in American Sign Language. Previously, AA Access Committees hired interpreters to translate Deaf persons’ stories into English audio recordings or written English for Grapevine magazine or the Box 459 newsletter.
FUNDING & SUPPORT
Financial Responsibility: The Deaf Alcoholic Vodcast team funds the ASL vodcast project, including video production and interpreter services
Grapevine’s Role: Provides guidance and platform for publishing vodcasts on their YouTube channel
Guidelines Available: Written guidelines help AA Access Committees work with Deaf alcoholics and the Deaf Alcoholic Vodcast team to create submission-ready videos
GET INVOLVED
AA Access Committees interested in learning more about this groundbreaking initiative or supporting Deaf alcoholics in sharing their stories can contact the Deaf Vodcast Team.
Contact: [email protected]
RESOURCES
AA Grapevine: https://www.aagrapevine.org
AA La Viña: https://www.aalavina.org
Grapevine & La Viña YouTube: Search ‘AA Grapevine’ on YouTube
ABOUT ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.
Note: This initiative represents a significant step forward in making AA accessible to the Deaf community through their primary language – American Sign Language.
Disclaimer: The Deaf Alcoholic Vodcast project operates in accordance with AA traditions regarding anonymity and is independently funded by the Deaf Vodcast team. For questions about AA’s general accessibility services, contact your local AA Access Committee.
Therapy in a Nutshell
I’m Emma McAdam, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and my mission is to make mental health resources easier to access. I take therapy skills and psychological research and condense them down into bite-sized nuggets of help.
As a licensed therapist, one thing I’ve noticed is that most people have no idea of what they can do to improve depression, anxiety, or other mental illness. I’m here to spread the message that while mental illness is real, it’s common, it’s debilitating, it’s also treatable. There are dozens of research-backed approaches to treating depression, anxiety, ptsd, and other mental illness. Change, growth, and healing are possible. Please keep courage!
Try one little thing every day to improve your life and health, and things can get so much better!
https://www.youtube.com/@TherapyinaNutshell/featured
NOTE: This shared content on YouTube notes sponsorship by BetterHelp and may include advertisement or offers to purchase or receive products or services for additional cost beyond the content on YouTube offered for free viewing at the time of this posting. See the DISCLAIMER below.
DISCLAIMER: Nothing in this communication, nor any content linking to or from this communication is intended to substitute for professional advice of any kind whatsoever from qualified professionals. Nothing in this communication, nor any content linking to or from this communication has been evaluated by the FDA or is intended to diagnoses, treat, or cure any condition, disease, or illness of any kind whatsoever. You are hereby notified and advised to seek counsel from qualified healthcare professionals before making any changes in your routine or regimen such as diet, exercise, activities, sleep schedule, etc. and use counsel at your own risk and expense. This information is shared solely as a courtesy without warranty or guarantee of any kind whatsoever. This content and content linking to or from this content may not reflect the views and does not constitute an endorsement of any kind whatsoever by anyone connected in any way to this posting.
Facing Disability: Paralysis and Spinal Cord Injury Support
On Demand Resources and Support
FacingDisability.com, a program of the Hill Foundation, connects families coping with paralysis after spinal cord injury to real-life experiences and medical expertise they can trust.
The organization offers on-demand medical expert interviews, personal video stories, a wheelchair-kid podcast series, and a private peer support community for people with spinal cord injuries and their families.
Paralysis & Spinal Cord Injury Medical Expert Interviews
Spinal Cord Injury Basics — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/spinal-cord-injury-101 · 19 Q&A videos
Bedsores (Pressure Ulcers) — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/preventing-pressure-sores · 24 Q&A videos
Transition from Hospital to Home — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/transition-from-hospital-to-home · 15 Q&A videos
Rehabilitation Basics — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/the-basics-of-sci-rehabilitation · 14 Q&A videos
Sex and Fertility After SCI — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/sex-and-fertility-after-sci · 23 Q&A videos
Emotional and Social Adaptations — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/substance-abuse-and-sci · 9 Q&A videos
Adapting to a New Spinal Cord Injury — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/coping-with-a-new-injury · 12 Q&A videos
Social Life in a Wheelchair — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/adjusting-to-social-life-in-a-wheelchair · 11 Q&A videos
Family Life Changes — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/how-family-life-changes-after-sci · 15 Q&A videos
Peer Counseling — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/how-peer-counseling-works · 11 Q&A videos
Taking Control of Your Life — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/empowering-the-patient-after-sci · 12 Q&A videos
Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury Basics — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/pediatric-spinal-cord-injury-101 · 11 Q&A videos
Child Development After Pediatric SCI — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/transitions-for-children-with-sci · 18 Q&A videos
Individualized Pediatric Rehabilitation — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/the-basics-of-pediatric-sci-rehabilitation · 31 Q&A videos
Family Life After Pediatric Injury — https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/family-life-after-pediatric-spinal-injury · 12 Q&A videos
Rehabilitation Therapies (Psychological, OT, Social Work, PT, Sports & Recreation) — https://facingdisability.com/spinal-cord-injury-experts · 21 national experts interviewed
On-Demand Video & Podcast Series
Personal Interview Videos: Real People, Real Experiences — https://facingdisability.com/spinal-cord-injury-videos · video stories from people living with SCI
“Voices of Experience” Video Series — https://facingdisability.com/voices-of-experience-videos · new interview series
Podcast: “I Was a Wheelchair Kid” — https://facingdisability.com/podcasts · 9 episodes; also on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and Amazon Music
Community & Peer Support
Private Facebook Support Group — https://facingdisability.com/join-the-conversation · closed, always-accessible peer community for people with SCI and their family members; members post and reply on their own time (not a staffed hotline); screening questions required to join
Resource Library
Paralysis and Spinal Cord Injury Resource Guide — https://facingdisability.com/resources · 600+ curated resources
FacingDisability.com — https://facingdisability.com · main website
About FacingDisability.com
FacingDisability.com is a program of the Hill Foundation, a 501(c)(3) private operating foundation established by Robert Hill and Thea Flaum and based in Chicago, Illinois.
Its mission is to connect families dealing with spinal cord injuries to the life experiences of others and to provide trustworthy medical information and resources.
The site serves individuals with paralysis and spinal cord injury and their families nationwide.
Content is developed with medical experts from major rehabilitation institutions including Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Craig Hospital, Shepherd Center, and Mayo Clinic, and includes video interviews, a podcast series, and a curated resource library.
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