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Accessible Transportation – the Stronger Together Newsletter Summer 2024
Lack of reliable transportation is a serious barrier to maintaining health, securing essentials for daily life, social interaction, and a reasonable quality of life for people with disabilities. This is why Gathering Strength works to […]
Stronger Together Newsletter: What’s New at Gathering Strength – Spring 2024
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 […]
SCI Survivors of Violence and Other Trauma
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 […]
Totally accessible fitness & wellness gym in Louisville, KY
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 […]
The Importance of Accessible Housing
Stronger Together Newsletter – Fall 2024In 2006, I suffered a spinal cord stroke. There was no warning and no one knows why it happened. Anything can happen to anyone at any time; everything changed for […]
New Rules on Medical Diagnostic Equipment improve healthcare access
“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 […]
Thank You for Attending Our Holiday Hangout
Thank you for attending our Inclusive Holiday Hangout! It was wonderful to celebrate with the SCI community, caregivers, and families. Your presence brought joy, and we’re grateful for the connections made. We look forward to […]
Elizabeth Fust wins a Bell Award!
Watch the 2022 Bell AwardsBell Award Recipients
Many Thanks To Our Donors For A New Nustep
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 […]
How to Assert Your Rights to Equal Healthcare Services
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 […]
The Equal Healthcare Services. How to assert your rights.
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 […]
Cardiometabolic Changes After Spinal Cord Injury –A Discussion
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 […]