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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.