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Karen Roy
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Happily living with a spinal cord injury sustained when I was the victim of an armed robbery while a student at LSU in 1987. After becoming paralyzed at 19 years old I completed a BA in Psychology, Masters in Social Work and became an LCSW. I have three kids all in college. I am the Brand Ambassador for Numotion, which is the largest provider of Custom wheelchairs in the USA. We also sell devices for standing which I am passionate about! I have used standing devices and a bike with functional electrical stimulation for the entire 30 years I have lived with a spinal cord injury. My leg workouts have kept me free of any skin break down, improved bone strength, great muscle tone in my legs and great cardiovascular health. My legs don't look like I have paralysis and I feel good about myself inside and out! I want to make standing and FES standard care for people with disabilities! I am living my best life possible!
Episode 50 with Mike Swinford, CEO of Numotion
Mike Swinford has been Chief Executive Officer at Numotion since July, 2014. Numotion is the leading provider of mobility solutions in the Complex Rehabilitative Technology (CRT) industry. Numotion has led the way in transforming the CRT industry through innovative customer solutions and advocacy at the State and Federal levels. Mike is also a Trustee with the Committee for Economic Development, a nonprofit, nonpartisan, business-led public policy organization that delivers well-researched analysis and reasoned solutions to our nation’s most critical issues.
Prior to Numotion, Mike served as the President and CEO of GE Healthcare Services, a $5B business unit of GE Healthcare. He joined Numotion after a highly successful 22-year career at GE Healthcare. He led the development of new growth platforms for the $5B global services enterprise that expanded service reach and capabilities. Mike was named an officer of the General Electric company in 2011. He held various operational and commercial roles throughout his career leading through various business cycles from start-ups to turnarounds.
He is passionate about improving healthcare access and inclusion for people with disabilities and is very active with several advocacy initiatives and associations including ALSA and the MDA. Mike also created the Numotion Foundation dedicated to funding other 501(c)3 organizations that serve the disabled communities across the United States.
In this episode, Mike tells us about what Numotion does both internally and externally to promote diversity and inclusion.
Prior to Numotion, Mike served as the President and CEO of GE Healthcare Services, a $5B business unit of GE Healthcare. He joined Numotion after a highly successful 22-year career at GE Healthcare. He led the development of new growth platforms for the $5B global services enterprise that expanded service reach and capabilities. Mike was named an officer of the General Electric company in 2011. He held various operational and commercial roles throughout his career leading through various business cycles from start-ups to turnarounds.
He is passionate about improving healthcare access and inclusion for people with disabilities and is very active with several advocacy initiatives and associations including ALSA and the MDA. Mike also created the Numotion Foundation dedicated to funding other 501(c)3 organizations that serve the disabled communities across the United States.
In this episode, Mike tells us about what Numotion does both internally and externally to promote diversity and inclusion.
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Episode 49 Numotion Foundation
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In episode 49 of the Life Possible with a Disability Podcast, I interviewed the Executive Director of the Numotion Foundation, Justin Richardson. Justin oversees day-to-day operations, fundraising, and grant distributions for the Numotion Foundation. He is responsible for developing and maintaining national and local partnerships and donor and Numotion employee engagement with the Foundation. D...
Episode 48 Braze Mobility Founder and CEO Pooja Viswanathan
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In Episode 48 meet Pooja and learn how the technology she created could help more people benefit from power mobility devices. Dr. Pooja Viswanathan completed her doctoral and post-doctoral research on the development of “smart” wheelchairs that helped prevent collisions through various automated interventions and provided wayfinding assistance through adaptive prompts. Pooja has received many a...
Episode 47 Renee Tyree talks about getting a Service Dogs
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Renee Tyree is a pharmacist, a Paralympic gold, silver, and bronze medalist living in Phoenix Arizona. Renee has been a wheelchair user for 40 years and in the last few years has gotten her first service dog, Ki Ki. In this episode Renee talks about why she decided it was time for a service dog and the reservations she initially had about needing assistance. After researching organizations that...
Episode 46 RJ Adler with Wheelpad (modular accessible housing)
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RJ Adler is the Director of Growth for Wheelpad. WheelPad is a company centered around those who desire choices when faced with injury, disability, or chronic health complications. They believe you should have the choice to remain at home to heal and live. They are proud to offer tiny home style accommodations with true universal accessibility, ready to adapt to your home and property, and to a...
Episode 45 Abi Winchester interviews me about wheelchair Abandonment
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Abi Winchester is a Doctor of Occupational Therapy student at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences in Dallas, TX. She will graduate in April of 2023. In the final semesters of her occupational therapy degree, She has been working to complete her Capstone project which focuses on client advocacy during the process of getting new equipment in order to reduce the instance of equipme...
Episode 42: Mitchell Tepper Discusses his Documentary, Love After War
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Dr. Mitchell Tepper, author of Regain that Feeling: Secrets to Sexual Self-Discovery, brings a lifetime of first-hand experience with chronic conditions and disability to his work as a Sexuality Researcher, Educator, Counselor, Coach and self-proclaimed Prophet of Pleasure. He has a PhD in Human Sexuality Education from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master’s in Public Health from Yale. D...
Episode 41 Michele Lee with Cruise Self-Driving Cars
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In Episode 41 I interview Michele Lee who currently works for Cruise, the first commercial self-driving car service. Cruise prides themselves on being a company that puts safety, sustainability, and inclusivity first! Cruise currently transports hundreds of passengers in the San Francisco area and will be expanding to Phoenix, Arizona and Austin, Texas soon. Michele is a Senior Public Affairs M...
Episode 40: Chelsie discusses body image as a wheelchair User
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Chelsie Nitschke is 30, flirty, and thriving in Nashville Tennessee. At 18 years old with dreams of being a soldier in the United States Army. In 2011, on her way to basic training on day her car stopped working while on the interstate and while sitting in the undrivable car Chelsie was struck by another car. The car accident caused Chelsie to sustain a C4/C5 spinal cord injury, leaving her par...
Episode 39 Split second Foundation with Mark Raymond
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Episode 39 Split second Foundation with Mark Raymond
Episode 38 Billy and Ali Talk about Life as a Quadriplegic
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Episode 38 Billy and Ali Talk about Life as a Quadriplegic
Accessible parking, not Handicapped Parking
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Accessible parking, not Handicapped Parking
Ask before you touch a person’s wheelchair
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Ask before you touch a person’s wheelchair
Episode 35: Regina Blye, Chief Program and Policy Officer for the Reeve Foundation
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Episode 35: Regina Blye, Chief Program and Policy Officer for the Reeve Foundation
Episode 34: April Ballentine Survivor of Domestic Violence & Member of the Numotion's CAB
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Episode 34: April Ballentine Survivor of Domestic Violence & Member of the Numotion's CAB
Episode 33: Leah Explains Explains Urological Catheters of all Types
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Episode 33: Leah Explains Explains Urological Catheters of all Types
Episode 32: Heidi McKenzie Adaptive Fashion Designer
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Episode 32: Heidi McKenzie Adaptive Fashion Designer
Episode 31: Kathy Zimmerman Discusses the Challenges of Dwarfism & Paralysis
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Episode 31: Kathy Zimmerman Discusses the Challenges of Dwarfism & Paralysis
Episode 30 Steve Wright Discusses Universal Design
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Episode 30 Steve Wright Discusses Universal Design
How to Deal with a Flat Wheelchair Tire?
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How to Deal with a Flat Wheelchair Tire?
Episode 29: Jill Houghton Tells Us About Disability;In
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Episode 29: Jill Houghton Tells Us About Disability;In
Episode 28 Susan Taylor Explains Roles Professionals Play in Ordering a New Wheelchair
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Episode 28 Susan Taylor Explains Roles Professionals Play in Ordering a New Wheelchair
Episode 27: Chris Johnson answers the Question, "What is an ATP?"
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Episode 27: Chris Johnson answers the Question, "What is an ATP?"
Episode 26: Josh Basile talks about Disability Advocacy & Numotion's Customer Advisory Board
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Episode 26: Josh Basile talks about Disability Advocacy & Numotion's Customer Advisory Board
Episode 25 Scott Chesney: Regaining Movement with Onward's New Technology
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Episode 25 Scott Chesney: Regaining Movement with Onward's New Technology
Episdode 24 Kartrina Marin's Thoughts on Becoming a Leader
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Episdode 24 Kartrina Marin's Thoughts on Becoming a Leader