Since January, 2024, we have provided 7 series of FREE online, adapted exercise and yoga classes–48 individual classes total–for people with disabilities. In March, a spinal cord injury survivor who participated in our Seated Cardio & Core class told us: “Thanks for putting on these virtual classes. It has improved my life and exercise goals […]
Pushing Forward Provides Exceptional SupportFor many years, Gathering Strength has collaborated with Pushing Forward, another nonprofit in Louisville, Kentucky. Pushing Forward was founded by Kiara James who has a Masters in Public Health and many years of experience working at the University of Louisville Hospital Trauma Institute. She provides extraordinary, trauma-informed assistance to spinal cord […]
Frazier Rehab’s Community Fitness and Wellness Gym For many years, Gathering Strength has partnered with Frazier Rehab Institute in Louisville, Kentucky to support the Community Fitness and Wellness (CFW) gym. CFW is the only fully accessible gym, specifically for people with disabling conditions in Kentucky. CFW has professional staff trained to provide specialized activity-based exercise […]
“Do you know how much you weigh?” This is a rude question in most circumstances, but when you seek medical care, it can be dangerous. I have been asked this question countless times by healthcare providers, including twice in the past month because I use a wheelchair and they don’t have a wheelchair-accessible scale. Without […]
Gathering Strength held an online fundraiser earlier this year to replace an old and broken Nustep in Frazier Rehab Institute’s totally accessible Community Fitness and Wellness (CFW) gym.Generous donors made it possible for Gathering Strength to purchase a $9,000 T6Max Nustep and place it in the CFW gym for use by people with a variety […]
On September 9, 2023, we were proud to have Elizabeth Fust address the Kentucky Congress on SCI about Equal Healthcare Services. Download the Resources below to learn more. Asserting Your Rights to Equal Healthcare Services KCSCI 2023→How to File Complaints With Federal Agencies→
Enjoy the recording of the Equal Healthcare Services Part 1 & Part 2, which was a collaboration between Gathering Strength and the Southeast ADA Center. See also our post about our presentation to the Ky Congress on Spinal Cord Injury, which includes guidance on how to file a complaint if you experience discrimination in healthcare.
This was an online event on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, from 5 pm – 7 pm Eastern Time. See the recording of a discussion with two experts on cardiovascular and metabolic changes after spinal cord injury that lead to chronic conditions like heart disease, obesity, and diabetes and how we can fight these changes and […]
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