United Spinal Association and Independence Care System (ICS) would like to invite you to an unprecedented conference to improve the lives, health, and well-being of women with disabilities.

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From Within––A Discussion About Self-Esteem, Self-Awareness, & Self-Empowerment for Women with Disabilities, will include a variety of workshops to enable women with disabilities to overcome many common obstacles toward a better quality of life.

This extraordinary gathering will take place at the ICS Brooklyn Center in Brooklyn, NY on Saturday, May 22nd from 10am to 4pm. The event is free and open to the public with advance registration. Lunch will also be served.

Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in frank and open discussions on self-image, parenting, fitness & nutrition, dating & socializing, relationships, abuse & domestic violence, and breast health care.

“Women with physical disabilities are invisible in our society. You seldom see images of women using wheelchairs or other mobility devices in the commercial media. And the special needs of women with disabilities don’t show up in the diversity conversation either. Our goal is to give women with physical disabilities an opportunity to discuss self-esteem and self-awareness and become empowered to take charge of all areas of their health and lives,” says Marlene Harmon-Perkins, United Spinal’s VP for Corporate and Donor Relations and an organizer of the event.

One of the event’s keynote speakers, Wendy Crawford, who is founder of mobileWomen.org, a site dedicated to women who use wheelchairs, will talk about “The Raw Beauty Project”, an innovative visual arts project designed to inspire the public to create new perceptions, transform stereotypes and break through personal obstacles in expanding awareness of women with physical challenges. Crawford also chairs United Spinal’s Women Without Limits Advisory Committee, which is committed to enhancing the lives of all women with spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/D) by identifying and addressing the many issues that are relevant in their lives.

“I am so excited to be a part of this unique conference! What an opportunity for women with common challenges to share information and empower one another. Together we are certainly ‘women without limits’ and unstoppable,” adds Crawford.

We hope to see you there!

Tom Scott
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United Spinal Association