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Accessibility Advocate Cory Lee on Traveling the World as a Wheelchair User

Accessibility Advocate Cory Lee on Traveling the World as a Wheelchair User

FromBrain & Life


Accessibility Advocate Cory Lee on Traveling the World as a Wheelchair User

FromBrain & Life

ratings:
Length:
45 minutes
Released:
Jun 15, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week Dr. Daniel Correa speaks with Cory Lee, a travel blogger, accessibility advocate, and founder of the Curb Free Foundation, who was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) at two years old. Cory shares his experience of growing up using a wheelchair at an early age and how he became inspired to start a travel blog to document his perspective travelling the world as a wheelchair user. Next, Dr. Correa sits down with Dr. Leslie Delfiner, a pediatric neurologist at Montefiore Medical Center and associate professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, New York. Dr. Delfiner explains the different types of SMA, how to make an emergency preparedness plan for muscle and nerve conditions, and tips for transitioning into adulthood for people with chronic neurologic conditions.  Read more about Cory Lee featured in the Brain & Life June/July 2023 issue:   Inspiring Blogger with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Explores the World in a Wheelchair     Additional Resources  Curb Free with Cory Lee  Curb Free Foundation  Learn more about spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)  Brain & Life: Inspiring Blogger with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Explores the World in a Wheelchair      Brain & Life: Spinal Muscular Atrophy Hasn’t Stopped this Public Defender   We want to hear from you!  Have a question or want to hear a topic featured on the Brain & Life Podcast?  Record a voicemail at 612-928-6206  Email us at BLpodcast@brainandlife.org  Social Media:    Guest(s): Cory Lee @coryleetweets (Twitter) @curbfreecorylee (Instagram); The Curb Free Foundation @TheCurbFreeFoundation (Instagram); Montefiore-Einstein Neurology @NeuroMonteEinst (Twitter)  Hosts: Dr. Daniel Correa @neurodrcorrea 
Released:
Jun 15, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

How do you keep your brain healthy? How can you live better every day after being diagnosed with a brain condition? Brain & Life® from the American Academy of Neurology tackles those questions and more in the only podcast dedicated to exploring the intersection of brain health and neurologic disease. Each week neurologist co-hosts Dr. Daniel Correa and Dr. Audrey Nath speak with neurology experts, celebrity advocates, and people whose lives are affected by brain conditions to educate and inspire you to maintain a healthy brain and a healthy you.