Written by Mackenzie Saunders: Sustaining a spinal cord injury is a life-changing event. When people think of spinal cord injuries, they typically only think of paralysis. However, spinal…
Written by Mackenzie Saunders: Experiencing a catastrophic injury can be life-changing. Many catastrophic injuries, such as spinal cord injuries (SCI) and traumatic brain injuries (TBI), last a lifetime,…
Written by Mackenzie Saunders: My experience working with this firm over the past 10 months has been incredibly informative. I took an Internship with The Spinal Cord Injury…
Written by Mackenzie Saunders: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was a landmark piece of legislation passed in 1990 and amended in 2010. The ADA was the first…
Written by Mackenzie Saunders: There is a big debate in the disability community regarding the language we use to refer to ourselves and others. Some people prefer to…
Written by Mackenzie Saunders: Ride sharing services, such as Uber and Lyft, have surged in popularity in the past several years. People all across the country, and the…
Written by: Mackenzie Saunders If you use a wheelchair or mobility aid, you most likely know how difficult transportation can be for people with physical disabilities. People with…
Written by Mackenzie Saunders: No matter where you live, you probably see them everywhere: giant billboards of smiling personal injury lawyers who say they will fight for you…
Written by Mackenzie Saunders: In disability studies—the field of academia focused on disability and social justice—there are three well-known models of disability: the medical model, the social model,…
Written by Mackenzie Saunders: Working after sustaining a spinal cord injury can be difficult. There are a lot of barriers to employment when you have a spinal cord…