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3 men and a woman in wheelchairs at a baseball game.

About Us

Service to the spinal cord injury community is what motivates our mission.

Illustration of exoskeleton device helping a man crawl.

Exoskeleton Innovation

Exoskeletons have proven to be amazing tools in the recovery process for people with spinal cord injuries, allowing many of us to stand and walk […]

Group of wheelchair users smiling in front of the US Capitol.

Advocacy Task Force

The NYC Spinal Advocacy Task Force has been set-up to ensure that the voices of people with spinal cord injuries and other disabilities are heard […]

group of smiling young people surrounding a young woman laying on a surfboard.

Empowering Gabrielle

Empower SCI is like summer camp meets a second round of inpatient rehab meets college life.

Scale Model Boating

Scale models have been my obsession from a young age.  As long as I can remember, I’ve been into scale models – boats, cars and […]

Life is Good

George was featured in our Member Spotlight post in September 2017. We thought it would be fun catch-up with him and his fiance, Alex. […]

Vote as if your life depends on it. Because it does! Justin Dart

Polling Place Survey

Vote as if your life depends on it…Because it does!   ~ Justin Dart Now more than ever, it’s important to exercise your right to vote […]

DJ and Dan, wheel brothers connect.

Music Connects

Music connects people in a way that is often surprising. When I first met Didier (DJ) Cassagnol at an NYC Spinal Holiday Party a few […]

NYC Spinal Summer Social

Summer Social 2018

Summer Social 2018 at Studio Square was so much fun!  Perfect weather, good food and even better company.  Sometime you just have to take a […]