In Case You Missed It…

Quest Media is an innovative adaptive lifestyle platform from MDA. With the power of this platform, we foster awareness and empowerment and have important conversations with experts, thought leaders, and members of the neuromuscular disease community about topics that matter to them and to the larger community of individuals with disabilities.

With so many valuable podcasts, blog articles, and magazine articles available to our audience, chances are that you may have missed one or two pieces of interesting content. Check out the summaries and links below.

In case you missed it… Quest Blogs:

Five Things You Should Know About the SSA’s Changes to Supplemental Security Income

This year, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced several important changes to how it calculates Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. For members of the neuromuscular disease community receiving SSI, these benefits are critical to meeting basic needs, including shelter, food, clothing, and care. Here are five things you should know about the changes. Read more. 

Tips for Dating a Person with a Disability

When it comes to dating and relationships, people with disabilities are like everyone else — many are interested in finding romance or even a lifelong partner. Here’s what people in the neuromuscular disease community want others to know about dating a person with a disability. Read more.

In case you missed it… Quest Podcast:

Episode 45: Making Space and Creating Pathways with Keely Cat-Wells

In this Quest Podcast episode, we chat with world-renowned advocate, entrepreneur, public speaker and educator, Keely Cat-Wells. She devotes her time and expertise to creating education and employment opportunities and inclusive spaces for those with disabilities – and delivers advice and inspires action while sharing stories of resilience and positivity. Keely is the founder and CEO of Making Space, a talent acquisition and learning experience platform and a co-founder of Making Space Media, a production company that focuses on increasing representation in TV and film. She joins us to share her experiences, expertise, and advice. Listen here.

In case you missed it…Quest Magazine 2024 Issue 3, Featured Content:

Understanding Myositis

Myositis, a chronic inflammation of the skeletal muscles (muscles that connect to bones), can cause symptoms similar to those experienced by people with muscular dystrophy, including muscle weakness and fatigue. To learn more about myositis, Quest Media spoke with Tahseen Mozaffar, MD, a neuromuscular neurologist at the University of California, Irvine, and director of the UC Irvine-MDA ALS and Neuromuscular Center, who has been studying this group of diseases for 30 years. Read more.