The Ramp. It. Up! Podcast

After a long hiatus, we are back for another episode of the Ramp. It. Up! Podcast! I know I have been gone for a long time but you have to listen to this episode to find out what's been going on! No hints! No previews! I know it's a long episode but definitely worth a listen! (Ok one hint...its my 6 year SCI anniversary and a couple friends join me on the show) Ramp it up! Click the link...

The Abilities Expo is FINALLY COMING TO MIAMI! Lew Shomer, chairman of the expo joins me on the podcast to share his experience working as an equal employment advocate and then his work bringing the Abilities Expo to a city near you. Ramp. It. Up! Podcast Click Here to Register for the Abilities Expo in Miami Website: https://www.abilities.com/miami/ Email: info@abilities.com Instagram: https://ww...

September is just about over and to close out SCI Awareness Month, Brandon Winfield joins me on the podcast to talk about his app, iAccess Life, an app that allows the user to rate the accessibility of different restaurants, venues, and other locations worldwide. He also shares his injury and recovery story and about living life in the fast lane… literally! Ramp. It. Up! Get To Know Our Guest In 2...

On this week’s episode of The Ramp. It. Up! Podcast I am joined by Dr. Guy Romain, physical therapist and owner of NeuroFit 360. We talk about his work with spinal cord injury patients, his passion for activity based therapy, and his vision for the future of the field. Ramp. It. Up! Get To Know Our Guest Dr. Guy Romain earned his B.S in Health Science From Montclair State University in 1995. His c...

The Ramp. It. Up! Podcast is back! After a brief yet painful hiatus, we are back with a lot to talk about! A lot of things happened in August and we must catch up and ROCKET headfirst into September. I've got big news to share. In fact you can say the news is METEORIC! Some would say we got lucky but I say the PLANETS aligned perfectly! I really hope you guys are grasping the GRAVITY of the a...

On today's episode of The Ramp. It. Up! Podcast we are talking about Recreational Therapy. An often overlooked and underappreciated branch of the rehabilitation process, recreational therapy has been instrumental in my recovery and the recovery of countless others. My friend and long time recreational therapist, Laura Ridler joins me on the show to share about her more than 30 years experienc...

On this episode of The Ramp. It. Up! Podcast we are talking about Hurricane/Disaster Preparedness. June 1 through November 30 is  officially hurricane season. Natural disasters  are dangerous enough, but being a wheelchair user can further complicate them. As a veteran of many hurricane seasons, five of them post spinal cord injury, I've learned a thing or two about getting prepared. Listen a...

On today's episode of The Ramp. It. Up! Podcast we are talking about being a dad! With Father's Day coming up this weekend we wanted to honor the fathers and father figures! Luis Amaro, peer mentor, athlete, motivational speaker, and Vice President of the Spinal Cord Injury Support Group Miami chapter, is one of those fathers. During our conversation he shares his spinal cord injury stor...

On today's episode of the podcast we are discussing the topic of Gun Violence. June 3 is Wear Orange Day and kicks off Gun Violence Awareness Weekend. As a nation, we are plagued by gun violence and mass shootings. The topic of guns is very divisive and often times politicized. Tune in for more information on gun violence awareness and how we can get involved. Ramp. It. Up! Wear Orange About...

On today's episode of The Ramp. It. Up! Podcast I sit down with advocate, athlete, dancer, techy, Madison Russell, and we discuss her journey as a wheelchair user and her career in digital accessibility. With Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) right around the corner we also discuss the importance of making the digital space universally accessible. Ramp. It. Up! Get To Know Our Guests...

On today's episode of the podcast, Tatiana Ribeiro joins us to celebrate Mother's Day a little early. We talk about her life back in Brazil, moving to the States after her spinal cord injury, and daily life as a wheelchair user all while being a bad ass mom of two. Ramp. It. Up! Click the link below to register for the United Spinal Association's TechTalk https://unitedspinal.org/ev...

On today's episode of the podcast, we are talking about money! Specifically SSI/SSDI benefits. Navigating the benefits System is not a simple task and often times legal representation is needed. Attorney Jeff Minde joins me on the show and talks about his 30+ your career in social work and practicing law and literally helping write the book when it comes to income after disability. We talk in...

Get To Know Our Guest Michaela Devins is a mental health counselor who has been a C4-C5 quadriplegic for eleven years; in that time, she has lived in Upstate New York, Philadelphia, and now Cambridge, Massachusetts with her husband Kyle and service dog Chicory.  She attended graduate school at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and completed her Masters there in professional mental hea...

WHO DOESN'T LIKE RECIEVING A BONUS!? Well lucky you, this week you'll be getting just that! On this bonus episode of The Ramp. It. Up! Podcast I share about my experience at the HIMSS 2022 Global Health Conference in Orlando, Florida. Make sure to check out our Social Media for pictures and videos. Ramp. It. Up! https://www.himss.org/global-conference/session-innovations-driving-patient-...

On this weeks episode of The Ramp. It. Up! Podcast I am joined by fellow comic book and Japanese anime enthusiast and United Spinal Association member, Stefan Henry. He shares how he had to navigate life after sustaining a spinal cord injury only 14 years old and turned a love for comic books into a career in mechanical engineering. We also discuss being Black men and being disabled in today'...

Today on The Ramp. It. Up! Podcast we are talking about assistive technology. Ana Nevares, Assistive Technology And Education Specialist at FAAST, joins me talk about how the organization educates the community on assistive technology and helps connect individuals with the proper devices and the means to procure them. Ramp. It. Up! Get To Know Our Guest Ana Nevares, M.A., is a state-certified spec...

On today's episode of the podcast we are wrapping up the month with a conversation with Garrett Mayersohn. Garrett is the host of the Love On A Roll podcast and lives with cerebral palsy. He shares his insight on how to live your best life, being in a relationship, and enjoying your time as a single person. Ramp. It. Up! Get To Know Our Guests My name is Garrett Mayersohn. I'm 27 and a c...

On this week's episode of The Ramp. It. Up! Podcast, I am joined by Leon and Tierra Harris an inter-abled couple (from West Philadelphia… Born and raised… lol). In celebration of Valentine's Day they share their story of how they met, got married, started a family and still make time to inspire other inter-abled couples through their YouTube and Instagram pages. Ramp. It. Up!   Get To Kn...

On this weeks episode of The Ramp. It. Up! Podcast we are getting you ready for Valentine's Day! Love may be in the air for many, but post spinal cord injury it is sometimes a little harder to get back into the dating game. On this episode I share a couple pieces of advice  to take into consideration before getting back into the dating pool. Also I share a list of 10 wheelchair friendly date...

Welcome to the year 2022 and the Third Season of The Ramp. It. Up! Podcast! I am super excited to kick off this year and this new season with all of you! What is the time this tradition to start off the new year with a list of resolutions and this year will not be an exception. I put together a list of 10 resolutions I plan to keep and I hope you join along with me. If you have any different ones...

Happy Holidays from The Ramp. It. Up! Podcast! On today's episode I'm giving you a list of 15 holiday gift ideas for the SCI person in your life. If you're anything like me you are a last-minute shoppers and this list will come in handy! It's been one hell of a year. 2021 threw many challenges and misfortune at us all and they have not been easy to push through. But here we are...

On this episode of The Ramp. It. Up! Podcast, I talk about hitting my five year spinal cord injury anniversary. December 2, 2021 Marks five years since I had a diving accident, dislocated two vertebrae, and became a quadriplegic. I recap some of the challenges I shared on the very second episode of the podcast, Quadriplegia: Year One, and talk about where I am now five years later. I faced many ch...

On this episode of The Ramp. It. Up! Podcast we are taking time out to share what I've been thankful for this past year. After all the hardships of 2021 my family and friends were blessed enough to gather for Thanksgiving dinner and it made me want to Focus on the good things that this year brought and give thanks! What have you been thankful for this year? Ramp. It. Up! Things to be thankful...

Get to know our Guest Ian Mackay was born and raised in San Diego, California. In 2001 he moved to Goleta, California and attended Santa Barbara City College. He had many interests in his early college years, beginning as a business major, and ending up getting an Associates degree in communication before delving into sign language for a year. Soon after, he took a field botany course and realized...

Welcome back for another episode of The Ramp. It. Up! Podcast. On today's episode we are talking a bit about finances. It is bad enough we have to deal with the challenges of our recovery journey, there's no reason to do it while broke! Today we are talking about 10 Ways To Make Money After Spinal Cord Injury. Of course there are many more than 10 ways to make money but these are a few I...