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What's on your plate?

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11/23/20 • 51 min

In today's episode I am chatting with Dr. David McMillan, a clinical researcher from the Miami a Project to cure paralysis. His area of focus is fitness and nutrition and metabolic science for those with a spinal cord injury.
With thanksgiving right around the corner we talk about avoiding major weight gain around the holidays.
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In 2010 David was serendipitously involved in a community research project involving exercise and people with SCI. This experience set David on a trajectory, and he is now a clinical researcher using metabolic science to learn about SCI and identify low-tech / low-cost strategies for targeting obesity in people with SCI. His doctoral dissertation sought to understand if SCI changes the way that the body transports and stores the fat from a meal. Outside the laboratory David is an avid purveyor of adaptive outdoor recreation, including being a seasoned adaptive scuba dive buddy. His love of inclusivity and nature has also led him to advocacy pertaining to the disproportionate effect that climate change has on people with disability.
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SCI Awareness Month: Alfredo Iglesias

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09/17/20 • 44 min

On this episode of The Ramp. It. Up! Podcast we are celebrating September, SCI Awareness Month, by speaking with Alfredo Iglesias, President and Co-founder of iAm Able Fitness.
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Meet the founders

Alfredo Iglesias – Alfredo has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering. He developed product prototypes for Lutron Electronics. With over ten years of experience in the computer industry, he developed many skills from technical to business. But life took him in another direction sustaining a spinal cord injury. After realizing the need for help his friends and peers faced, he created iAm ABLE Fitness. With this mission he has been focused on improving the quality of life for his peers in the paralysis community.

Michelle Iglesias – Michelle has a Bachelor of Health Services Administration. She has over twelve years of experience administrating health offices. During her experience she managed private practices for general practitioners, women’s health, and geriatrics. She developed an understanding of the health care system. She is also a full-time caregiver to her husband with a spinal cord injury. Together they founded iAM ABLE Fitness to help others through the challenges of spinal cord injury. Her understanding, empathy, and experience helped her to successfully drive this mission.

In 2008, our founder Alfredo Iglesias was injured on his honeymoon after a swim gone wrong. He sustained a paralyzing injury dramatically changing his life. The transition was difficult, but throughout that time he learned of needs and challenges faced by the community. With this firsthand knowledge, he set out to build a socially driven organization to meet this population’s need.

Since establishing in 2012, iAM ABLE has provided mentorship and training to over 120 participants through more than 10,000 hours of direct service. Our programming has directly resulted in both positive mental and physical effects in the participant’s lives including regaining independence, furthering their education, returning to work, and boosting daily health. The founders of iAM ABLE understand the need for mentoring and activity-based therapy.

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14241 SW 120 ST Suite #107
Miami, FL 33186
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Seasons 1, 2, and 3 Recap

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01/16/23 • 39 min

And we are back with a brand new season of The Ramp. It. Up! Podcast! It's been amazing sharing my story and the stories of others with you all these past three seasons. Season four, there will be many more stories, we will talk about advocacy and accessibility, and I will share some of my adventures along the way! On this episode join me as I recap some of my favorite moments from the first three seasons.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR from the Ramp. It. Up! Podcast.
History of Haitian Independence Day and Soup Joumou
Favorite Episodes

Season 1 Episode 2: Quadriplegia: Year One
Season 1 Episode 8: 25 Years in the Game
Season 2 Episode 13: Roll a mile in my shoes
Season 2 Episode 16: The Happy Quadriplegic: Arnedo Carbo
Season 3 Episode 3: Valentines Day with Leon and Tierra Harris
Season 3 Episode 18: SCI Awareness Month 2022: iAccess Life

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What are three things you can do in 2023 to improve yourself?

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SCI Awareness Month 2022: NeuroFit 360

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09/19/22 • 47 min

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.
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Get To Know Our Guest

Dr. Guy Romain earned his B.S in Health Science From Montclair State University in 1995. His career started as a health educator for at risk youth at the Englewood's Health Department in New Jersey. He moved to Florida 2 years later to start his physical therapy educational journey at Nova Southeastern University and obtained his Master of Physical Therapy in 2003. His experience in all aspects of physical therapy is extensive including but not limited to: sports, orthopedic, manual therapy, pediatric and neurological injury. In 2012, he took on the challenge to mend the void in neuro recovery and wellness and opened NeuroFit360. Guy completed his DPT with a specialty in neuro recovery from the Neuro Recovery Institute. His passion is so evident; he shows up to work ready to tackle the challenges that both him and his clients face everyday.
Website: https://www.neurofit360.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neurofit360/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neurofit.gym
Phone number: (954) 252-8020
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Address: 10062 Griffin Rd, Cooper City, FL 33328
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Accessible...Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

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01/29/23 • 31 min

Welcome back for another episode of The Ramp. It. Up! Podcast. Accessibility is an important and frequent topic of concern for wheelchair users and people with disabilities as a whole. This episode we cover some of the pain points of "accessible" transportation and what can be done to improve them.
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Question of the day:
What was your worst/best experience with accessible transportation?
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The Doctor Is In

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03/15/21 • 65 min

Get To Know Our Guest
Dr. Katie Gant received her BS and MS degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Tulane University. She received her PhD from The University of Miami in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Gant’s research experiences span from basic science, to translational experiments, and now clinical trials.

Her interest in spinal cord injury started in the neuromuscular physiology laboratory at The Miami Project, where her studies focused on understanding the properties of paralyzed muscles. This led her to explore techniques for driving paralyzed muscles via natural control signals from the brain. Her dissertation research developed a system that monitored event related desynchronization in the motor cortex of people with cervical-level spinal cord injuries via electroencephalographic recordings. Real-time decoding led to stimulation of upper-extremity muscles to enable hand movements. This work contributed to the development of a closed-loop brain-machine interface utilizing subdural electrodes.

As Director of Education and Outreach at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Dr. Gant serves as the Scientific Liason for our research center, promoting interactions between the spinal cord injury community, researchers, and clinicians. She is responsible for informing the public, community partners, and patient groups about spinal cord injury research and resources. Her team oversees the research participant database and intake process for The Miami Project, with aids in the recruitment for our clinical research programs.

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Say It LOUD...!

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02/12/21 • 49 min

Welcome back for another episode of The Ramp. It. Up! Podcast. Today on the show we are celebrating Black History Month. Many great Americans of African descent have helped build this nation into the superpower and others today continue to contribute to its greatness. Among their number, there have been many who never let physical or mental challenges debilitate them. Health care, the arts, media and civil advocacy are just some of the areas of their contributions.
Today I am speaking with long time media personality and fellow quad, Paul Amadeus Lane. Tune in to hear his story of success despite experiencing discrimination due to his race and his injury.
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Get To Know Our Guest

Website: https://www.paulamadeuslane.com/aboutme
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/PaulAmadeusLane
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Living In An Accessible World: Madison Russell

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05/16/22 • 53 min

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.
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Get To Know Our Guests
Madison is a T5 incomplete paraplegic, and her injury was caused by syringomyelia, a cyst within the spinal cord. She is originally from Atlanta, GA. She is a recent graduate from Rochester Institute of Technology with a degree in Human-Centered Computing focusing on digital accessibility, and is a published accessibility researcher. She is a member of the United Spinal Tech Access Group and currently works for Elsevier as a digital accessibility intern. Outside of school, Madison is a dancer focusing mostly on hip-hop and lyrical dance, as well as jazz and modern. She takes classes with the Rollettes, a wheelchair dance team based in Los Angeles, Madison also received a grant from the Kelly Brush Foundation in summer 2021 to purchase a custom racing handcycle to compete in national races.

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Tech Access: https://unitedspinal.org/madison-russell/
Resources

https://accessibility.day/about/
https://www.thespruce.com/special-days-and-observances-in-may-4176574
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United Spinal: Brook McCall

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06/25/21 • 58 min

Named as one of Spinalpedia.com SCI Superstars, Brook McCall is a California native, a former athlete and has a passion for fashion. She attended the University of California at Santa Barbara with hopes of a career as a retail buyer. After an accident in 2002 that resulted in a C4 level quadriplegia, Brook’s plans were put on hold. With little hope of improvement or recovery she learned very early on that she needed to get used to asking for the assistance she required. living nearly 2 decades as a quadriplegic, Brooke McCall is The one people come to for assistance. She is committed to creating ensuring opportunities for individuals with disabilities to be heard and valued as visionaries for change. Serving as the senior director for the tech access initiative at United spinal Book works to close current gaps in accessibility between tech industry stakeholders and thought leaders from the mobility disability community. Her passion for fashion, advocacy, and technology or just a small part of her story.
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https://unitedspinal.org/our-story/
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