Articles - News en-us http://www.derbycityspinalcord.org N/A http://www.derbycityspinalcord.org webmaster@derbycityspinalcord.org 20 http://www.derbycityspinalcord.org/articles/106/1/Team-Reeve---Kentucky-Derby-Festival-MarathonminiMarathon/1.html The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation is a proud charity partner pf the Kentucky Derby Festival in this years Marathon/miniMarathon. We are working with our friends at Frazier Rehab, Jewish Hospital and University of Louisville to pull together Team members and volunteers. It will be an exciting and inspirational journey for all as we gear up for the race - April 26, 2008! webmaster@derbycityspinalcord.org (Super Admin) Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.derbycityspinalcord.org/articles/100/1/2007-Picnic-Video/1.html 2007 Derby City Spinal Cord Association Picnic (thanks WonkaStar) webmaster@derbycityspinalcord.org (Super Admin) Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.derbycityspinalcord.org/articles/71/1/Ms-Wheelchair-Kentucky-2007/1.html Sherry Hixenbaugh Sherry Hixenbaugh is the new titleholder and was crowned in November as Ms. Wheelchair Kentucky 2007. She is an employee of Jefferson Community College in Louisville. Sherry believes that a positive attitude and determination will take you beyond life's obstacles. She believes everyone has the responsiblity to vote and keep knowledgable concerning political leaders because their decisions on social services can affect your lifestyle. Ms. Wheelchair Kentucky is available for speaking engagements and appearances and looking forward to an amazing year. webmaster@derbycityspinalcord.org (Super Admin) Tue, 28 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.derbycityspinalcord.org/articles/70/1/STOP-MEDICARE-ATROCITY/1.html Medicare is moving fast to take away funding for complex mobility equipment like power wheelchairs. People rely on this equipment to go to school, take driving lessons and spend time outdoors with friends. They are often engaged in healthy academic and social lives that depend on their ability to get around. Without your support now, Millions of other productive, creative, capable people with complex mobility needs will not be able to go to work or go grocery shopping, they won't be able to get an education, they won't be able to volunteer, go to church, or go out and spend time with friends and family. Without your support now they won't be able to leave their homes. Take Action NOW Here are just a few people that will be affected if these drastic reimbursement reductions and restrictive guidelines are allowed to be put in place. webmaster@derbycityspinalcord.org (Super Admin) Thu, 02 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.derbycityspinalcord.org/articles/33/1/Ms-Wheelchair-Kentucky-2006/1.html  January 1, 2006 the newly crowned Laura Reynolds begins her reign as Ms. Wheelchair Kentucky, 2006. She will represent Kentucky in August at the National MWA in Little Rock, Arkansas. Laura is a dynamic woman who loves sports of every kind. She is a student at Indiana University South studying journalism so that she can feature persons with disabilities and their accomplishments in print. She has a 'can do' attitude and her message is that persons with disabilities have the same hopes and dreams as others. They just have to meet those goals using their wheels instead of their legs.  Laura is available for speaking engagements and appearances and looking forward to an amazing year. webmaster@derbycityspinalcord.org (Super Admin) Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.derbycityspinalcord.org/articles/26/1/NSCIA-Announces-SCI-Hall-of-Fame-Inductees/1.html  The National Spinal Cord Injury Association today announced the 10 inaugural inductees to the Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Hall of Fame™ gala that will be held May 9, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The event will be preceded by a performance on the Millennium Stage at 6 p.m.  The SCI Hall of Fame has been created to celebrate and honor those individuals that have made significant contributions to quality of life and advancements toward a better future for all individuals with spinal cord injury. webmaster@derbycityspinalcord.org (Super Admin) Thu, 29 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.derbycityspinalcord.org/articles/27/1/Experimental-Therapy-Could-Offer-New-Way-To-Treat-Spine-Damage/1.html  LOUISVILLE, Ky. - An experimental therapy that combines stem cells and gene therapy to repair spinal cord injuries in rats may lead to a new way to treat the same injury in humans.The therapy, described in the July 27 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience, shows significant potential for repairing the spinal cord by regenerating a protective coating on the nervous system, said lead researcher Scott Whittemore of the University of Louisville. webmaster@derbycityspinalcord.org (Super Admin) Mon, 01 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.derbycityspinalcord.org/articles/25/1/Handicapped-zone-penalty-now-250/1.html  By Gregory A. Hall - The Courier-JournalFines for illegally parking in a handicapped space in Kentucky rose to $250 in July, but you might not know it by reviewing court records for the law's first six months. According to a report prepared for The Courier-Journal by the Administrative Office of the Courts, there were 206 cases in 25 counties of someone being charged with illegal parking in a handicapped zone in Kentucky between the time the law took effect July 13 and Jan. 31. webmaster@derbycityspinalcord.org (Super Admin) Mon, 21 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0500