Mia Schaikewitz

Mia Schaikewitz
Born May 23, 1978 (1978-05-23) (age 37)
Atlanta, Georgia USA
Education University of Florida
Notable work Push Girls
Height 1.778 m (5 ft 10 in)

Mia Schaikewitz /ˈmə ˈʃkwɪts/ 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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