Mia Schaikewitz

Mia Schaikewitz
Born May 23, 1978 (age 36)
Atlanta, Georgia USA
Education University of Florida
Notable work Push Girls
Height 1.778 m (5 ft 10 in)

Mia Schaikewitz /ˈmiːə ˈʃaɪkɨwɪts/ is a Jewish-American[1] TV personality and spokesperson for disability advocacy. She stars in the reality series Push Girls on the Sundance Channel.

Early life and career

A competitive swimmer at the time, Schaikewitz became paralyzed from the waist down "over the course of a half-day"[2] after an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) ruptured in her spinal cord when she was 15.[3][4] She went on to graduate with a degree from the University of Florida and then moved to Los Angeles where she developed a career in graphic design and branding.[5][6] In 2012, she decided to return to the sport of competitive swimming after 17 years, as documented in Season 1 of the show Push Girls.[7]

Awards and Nominations

References

  1. ↑ Carlson, Laurie Ann (August 23, 2013). "Wired for Interdependency: Push Girls and cyborg sexuality". Feminist Media Studies 13 (4): 754–759. doi:10.1080/14680777.2013.805591. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Everyone Stares". Push Girls. Season 1. Episode 1. June 4, 2012. Sundance Channel. paralyzed me from the waist down over the course of a half-day
  3. ↑ Pfefferman, Naomi (June 11, 2012). "Women in wheelchairs push boundaries in real life and on TV". The Times of Israel. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Mia Schaikewitz". The Huffington Post. July 3, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Push Girls — Living Large". ABILITY Magazine. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Push Girls - Mia Schaikewitz". SundanceTV. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  7. ↑ "'Push Girls' Wheel Chairs Through Life And Love". Talk of the Nation. National Public Radio. June 13, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  8. ↑ Andrea Alonso. "Push Girls Win Big at Critic's Choice Awards". www.LAmag.com. Retrieved 2013-06-11.

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