THE FUTURE IS INCLUSIVE (AND HERE’S HOW WE GET THERE)
Brooke Ellison is United Spinal’s Vice President of Tech Access and Innovation and the first quadriplegic to graduate from Harvard.
Like the late Christopher Reeve, she uses a
ventilator for her high level injury.
Reeve was so taken with her early accomplishments
that he directed a movie about her life.
“Tech is not just gadgets, but ways people can
create some real activism,” says Brooke.
“Inclusion has changed considerably with remote
work, telehealth, and other ways to be connected without traveling to a
location.”
Consider how United Spinal pioneered virtual
meetings during the pandemic. With these tools, we supported our members to
cope with medical, work, personal assistance, and other relevant issues.
And we broke down isolation, built up our community
and kept our advocacy on track.
“This integration of technology into the achievement
of human rights represents the new vision of Tech Access for United Spinal,”
says Brooke.
“But we need to think much more broadly about how
tech can facilitate full, rich, and productive lives.”
