Aging with an SCI or physical disability can mean navigating new challenges and searching for creative solutions to allow you to adapt to changes resulting from aging. Living a fulfilling life as you age as a person with a disability is entirely possible, but having access to the right resources, knowledge and equipment can really help.
The following content is designed to help you start thinking about the changes you may face as you age with a disability and offers approaches and tactics to help keep you as healthy and mobile as possible.
By signing up to the Pressure Injury Guide, you will receive helpful tips and resources to prevent and treat pressure injuries and have the option to receive emails from Spinal Cord Injury Ontario. The skin check infographic was created by a team of inpatient clinicians at The Ottawa Hospital Rehabilitation Centre alongside people with lived experience at SCIO.
Learn about preventing and treating pressure injuries – a guide for people using wheelchairs for daily mobility.
Learn to do a full body skin check with step-by-step instructions
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