4:45 - 5:30 Tearing Down Walls, Building Bridges:
Community Art Activity
Conference participants will have the opportunity to contribute to our "Tearing Down Walls, Building Bridges: Community Art Activity" by tearing down or removing a 'brick' (made of paper) in a wall formation and creatively share a thought, quote, picture, drawing, or next step(s) of the #DisabledLatinx Movement. Participants will then place their bricks back onto the wall in the shape of a bridge. Participants may take a brick home as a keepsake at the conclusion of the conference. (Paper and art materials will be provided).
Community Art Activity
Conference participants will have the opportunity to contribute to our "Tearing Down Walls, Building Bridges: Community Art Activity" by tearing down or removing a 'brick' (made of paper) in a wall formation and creatively share a thought, quote, picture, drawing, or next step(s) of the #DisabledLatinx Movement. Participants will then place their bricks back onto the wall in the shape of a bridge. Participants may take a brick home as a keepsake at the conclusion of the conference. (Paper and art materials will be provided).
Facilitator: Reveca Torres | Co-Founder, BACKBONES
Reveca Torres, founder and Executive Director of BACKBONES, was injured and paralyzed in a car accident at the age of 13. After completing degrees in Fashion Design and Theatre Arts Reveca worked as a costume designer and simultaneously worked with various organizations doing disability work in the realms of health & fitness, transitioning, recreation, education and peer support. She started BACKBONES in 2009 after realizing that years of interaction and friendship with others living with spinal injuries (SCI) had made a significant impact in her self-image, confidence and drive to succeed. Reveca wanted to ensure that others, especially those newly injured, had access to resources, information, and the same type of peer support she has had.
BACKBONES exists to help people with spinal cord injury or disease (SCI/D) and their families connect with their communities. We do that by creating events and experiences that promote awareness and engage people of all abilities.
Reveca is also a Co-Founder of the National Coalition for Latinos with Disabilities.
Reveca Torres, founder and Executive Director of BACKBONES, was injured and paralyzed in a car accident at the age of 13. After completing degrees in Fashion Design and Theatre Arts Reveca worked as a costume designer and simultaneously worked with various organizations doing disability work in the realms of health & fitness, transitioning, recreation, education and peer support. She started BACKBONES in 2009 after realizing that years of interaction and friendship with others living with spinal injuries (SCI) had made a significant impact in her self-image, confidence and drive to succeed. Reveca wanted to ensure that others, especially those newly injured, had access to resources, information, and the same type of peer support she has had.
BACKBONES exists to help people with spinal cord injury or disease (SCI/D) and their families connect with their communities. We do that by creating events and experiences that promote awareness and engage people of all abilities.
Reveca is also a Co-Founder of the National Coalition for Latinos with Disabilities.
