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In this newsletter you will find:

  • Advocacy Update
  • A Good Read
  • Group Information
  • For Sale/Donations
  • GBC YouTube
  • Event Flyers
  • Bone Study for Individuals with SCI

Upcoming Events: 

  • Virtual Discussion Groups via Zoom! All Meeting Information below. Women's, Kid's, Nutrition & SCI, Significant Other's, Grupo de Apoyo en Español!, Newly Injured, After Dark: Wives & Girlfriends, After Dark: Men with SCI/D, SCI/D Discussion, and Family Social Hour.
  • Knowledge In Motion Lecture: Spinal Stimulation for Individuals with Paraplegia, Wednesday April 21, 2021, 6:30–8 pm; See the event flyer below for more information!
  • Saturday Education Series: Emergency Preparedness, Saturday, April 17th, 2021, 11am-1pm;
    This month we learn all about emergency preparedness from two experts. A SPANISH INTERPRETER WILL BE PRESENT.  The program will be from 11am-1pm and all are welcome. In order to receive a free Emergency Backpack, you must have a SCI/D and REGISTER by April 9th** Click here to register:  https://forms.gle/id7nSGZRgXRY5VrB7 Emergency Preparedness Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83614023484?pwd=UUQzZ3dSeW1wMTBCeXp4alJzd3dhZz09 Get more details in the event flyer below!

If you attended our virtual fundraiser or donated to the GBC in 2020, you may be eligible for a special $300 tax deduction. The GBC is a qualified 501(c) organization. Click here to read the following article for more information. 

If we made a difference in your life or that of someone you love, consider a gift to allow us to continue to assist others as we assisted you.

We rely on donations, sponsors and grants to fund our peer programs.

Helpful Websites

United Spinal Association Resources and Webinars

Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Resources and Webinars

Informative Webinars: Living with an SCI

Facing Disabilities: for families facing spinal cord injuries

New Mobility Magazine

Spaulding New England Regional SCI Model System

ReUse DME Website: Refurbished Durable Medical Equipment

 Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System Informative Webinars 

AbleThrive: Curated Content Just for You

 

Advocacy Update

This month we would like to update you on our efforts with public transportation and we have multiple Take Action Now items. Click the button below to get this months advocacy update!

Interested in getting notifications about our advocacy efforts or being an advocate on the state or national level? Click here to receive email alerts from our Advocacy Representatives!

 

A Good Read

Disabled Recipients of Stimulus Aid Are Urged to Save Some in Special Accounts

“Advocates for tax-favored ABLE accounts have spread the word about the benefit of putting at least part of the pandemic relief check in one.

Special savings accounts for people with disabilities are getting fresh attention, as a way to safely put aside all or part of federal stimulus payments.

ABLE accounts, as they are known, were introduced in 2016 as a way to give disabled people greater financial security and more independence. Disabled people can save money in the tax-favored accounts without risking the loss of need-based government benefits, like health insurance or supplemental income...”

Click the button to continue reading!

 

Virtual Discussion Groups

Join us for one or more of our virtual support groups that meet your needs as an individual, family member, or significant other affected by a spinal cord injury or disorder (SCI/D). Our many virtual groups offer opportunities for open discussion, support, and resources. Click the button below to access more information and the zoom links!

Classifieds

For sale/donation
Are you looking for or do you have Durable Medical Equipment, Assitive Technology, Adapted Vehicles or an Accessible Home for sale? This month we have:
Concept Rower
Duet Bike
Jazzy Scooter
Air Hawk Folding Power Chair
 
Click the button below to for more information!

Our YouTube Channel

Have you missed one of our recent Saturday Education Series Presentations or one of our virtual community events? Did you know that we upload them to our YouTube channel? We have presentations on:

Paralysis Nutrition
Wheelchair configuration
Vehicle adaptations

And so much more!

Click the button below to check them all out!

 

 
 
 
 

 Click on the flyer to join the meeting on March 20th! And click the button below to register for the emergency bag!

 

Click anywhere on the flyer to register!

 

Greater Boston Chapter of United Spinal Association
2 Rehabilitation Way  | Woburn, Massachusetts 01801
(617) 952-5643 | info@sciboston.org

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