Life After Paralysis with Tiffiny Carlson

Tiffiny Carlson
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Life After Paralysis is the official podcast of SPINALpedia.com, a nonprofit dedicated to helping people with spinal cord injuries. Hosted by Tiffiny Carlson, a C6 quadriplegic since 1993 and the executive director of SPINALpedia, she interviews guests and highlights important topics in the paralysis community, from spinal cord injury research and advocacy to lifestyle topics. New episodes are uploaded monthly. Send show ideas to info@spinalpedia.com. Learn more at SPINALpedia.com

  1. Episode 64: 'Never Give Up' Travis Iverson, Fashion Entrepreneur & Quadriplegic

    JAN 23

    Episode 64: 'Never Give Up' Travis Iverson, Fashion Entrepreneur & Quadriplegic

    When you look good, you feel good. Travis Iverson, a C3-5 quadriplegic from Ottawa, Ontario, has enjoyed fashion his entire life. The founder Iver Fashion, Travis created his brand post-injury to bring awareness to the importance of adaptive fashion. On his site you'll find accessible carry all pouches, stylish urine bags with tube covers and shirts and pins with his logo, a red cardinal, as well as his slogan, "Never give up." In this episode, Travis shares his injury story, how he was inspired to start his own business and how he was able to make that a reality with help from local students. Episode runtime is 29 minutes. — Iver Fashion: https://iverfashion.com/ — Follow Travis: https://www.instagram.com/iverfashionlifestyle/

    30 min
  2. Episode 63: Lifelong Quadriplegic Alex Jackson, South Carolina Disability Advocate & Public Affairs Specialist at Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic

    11/25/2025

    Episode 63: Lifelong Quadriplegic Alex Jackson, South Carolina Disability Advocate & Public Affairs Specialist at Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic

    Paralyzed at just 9 months old, Alex Jackson, a C5-6 quadriplegic from South Carolina, has lived nearly his entire life from a seated perspective, and that has greatly influenced his advocacy. Becoming both a disability advocate for improved accessibility as well as improved accessible transportation, he also works as a Public Affairs Specialist at Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic. And Alex was also included in SC BIZ Charleston Regional Business Journal’s 2025 "Forty Under 40," which recognizes future leaders in South Carolina under the age of 40. Episode runtime 32 minutes. — Follow Alex on IG: https://www.instagram.com/jalexjackson/ — Talk Tuesday with Alex: https://tuesdaytalkwithalex.wordpress.com/

    33 min
  3. Episode 62: Rosemarie Rossetti, PhD - Universal Design Expert

    09/18/2025

    Episode 62: Rosemarie Rossetti, PhD - Universal Design Expert

    Living in a home that's accessible yet beautiful is one of the many passions of Rosemarie Rossetti, PhD, a universal design consultant and keynote speaker paralyzed since 1998. Not only did she pivot her speaking career after her injury, she became an expert in universal design and built the Universal Design Living Laboratory in Ohio; a home that people can visit and learn about the principals of universal design. Also an author and accessibility consultant, Rosemarie shares her injury story and her professional successes post-injury in this episode. — Visit her site: https://www.rosemariespeaks.com/

    33 min
  4. Episode 61: Angela Fox - Helping People with Disabilities Own Accessible Homes

    09/02/2025

    Episode 61: Angela Fox - Helping People with Disabilities Own Accessible Homes

    Accessible homes don't have to to be out of reach for the average working-class person with a disability. This is the mantra of Angela Fox, a paraplegic since birth, who went on to become a civil rights lawyer and mediator for the FDA after college. During the great recession of 2007, she purchased for first home and made it accessible, and she learned a lot, which she shares in her podcast, "Accessibility Is Home," as well as in her book, "My Blue Front Door." Her podcast is both a podcast and Facebook page to link for realtors, builders, and the disability community. Also a resident of Maryland, she shares home grants and loans available for disabled homeowners. Note: Episode ends abruptly due to Zoom time limit. — Angela's site: Horizontal Houses Hub — 8 Ways Disabled Marylanders Can Buy or Modify a Home in 2025

    39 min
  5. Episode 60: Danny J. Gomez - Acting in Hollywood with a Spinal Cord Injury

    08/18/2025

    Episode 60: Danny J. Gomez - Acting in Hollywood with a Spinal Cord Injury

    It's not every day you see an actor with a spinal cord injury on the big screen, but thanks to actors like Danny J, Gomez, a paraplegic from Los Angeles by way of New Orleans, it's becoming more common and that's a great thing for the disability community. In this episode, we chat with Danny not only about his acting career, which began in 2018, just two years after his spinal cord injury, but his journey, including his injury story and how he was able to secure an acting scholarship from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. His acting credits include NBC's "New Amsterdam," "NCIS: Hawai'i," "The Deadline" (a short film) and multiple commercials. He also shares what it's like working on-set in a wheelchair, getting his accessibility needs met, auditioning as someone with a disability and his experiences creating films for the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge, which highlights shorts made and acted by people with disabilities that challenges disability stereotypes. Episode runtime is 30 minutes. — Follow Danny — The Deadline short film — Rocky Monologue — Easterseals Disability Film Challenge

    30 min
  6. Episode 59: Quadriplegic Bodybuilder Genesis Del Bosque

    07/21/2025

    Episode 59: Quadriplegic Bodybuilder Genesis Del Bosque

    In this episode, we learn about the world of wheelchair bodybuilding from Genesis Del Bosque, a C5-6 quadriplegic from California. A passionate bodybuilder before his injury, Genesis went right back to doing what he loves within months of his injury. He shares his injury story, how he trains, what he eats and how quadriplegic bodybuilding - for quadriplegics who still have partial arm movement - is becoming bigger than ever. Episode runtime is 30 minutes. — Contact Genesis via Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/genesis.delbosque.5

    31 min
  7. Episode 58: Guinness World Record Wheelchair Traveler Renee Bruns

    05/15/2025

    Episode 58: Guinness World Record Wheelchair Traveler Renee Bruns

    After falling in love with traveling as a child after being taken from hospital to hospital to determine her disability, Renee Bruns, 41, from Atlanta, Georgia, knew it was her destiny to travel the world. Not only has she visited all 7 continents, she also holds the Guinness World Record for the most countries visited in one year by a wheelchair-user (66 countries). Renee shares her story, travel tips for those with mobility challenges, as well as the lessons she's learned from humanity while traveling. — Visit her site: reneebruns.net

    32 min
  8. Episode 57: How Humor & Friends Have Impacted Ricky Chang's Paralysis Journey

    01/17/2025

    Episode 57: How Humor & Friends Have Impacted Ricky Chang's Paralysis Journey

    Life with a C4-5 spinal cord injury may be challenging, but Ricky Chang, paralyzed since 2008, has been undeterred. After fighting hard for many things after his accident, including getting his driver's license using a modified steering wheel, he shares how he's been able to stay strong over the years thanks to his dry humor and solid friend base. Also interning for NASA in their Communications Department last year while attending VCU, as well as a new grad with a Communications degree, Chang, 35, proves it's never too late to achieve your educational dreams.

    35 min
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Life After Paralysis is the official podcast of SPINALpedia.com, a nonprofit dedicated to helping people with spinal cord injuries. Hosted by Tiffiny Carlson, a C6 quadriplegic since 1993 and the executive director of SPINALpedia, she interviews guests and highlights important topics in the paralysis community, from spinal cord injury research and advocacy to lifestyle topics. New episodes are uploaded monthly. Send show ideas to info@spinalpedia.com. Learn more at SPINALpedia.com

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