Reveca Torres
Founder and Executive Director of BACKBONES
info@backbonesonline.com
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.
Founder and Executive Director of BACKBONES
info@backbonesonline.com
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.