Ligia Andrade (Zuniga), M.A. a Bay Area native has dedicated her focus on educating and empowering the disabled community on various aspects of independent living, and pursuing a well-rounded fulfilling life. Ligia holds a Bachelors Degree in Human Services with an emphasis in Administration and Counseling, and a Masters Degree in Public Administration from Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, California. She is also currently pursuing her PhD in Human Sexuality with an emphasis in Spinal Cord Injury. Ligia leads the Sexuality After Spinal Cord Injury Peer Group through the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Spinal Cord Injury Peer Support Program. For two years after her injury she was employed through the Silicon Valley Independent Living Center, where she led the Stepping Stones Program/Olmstead Program. This program was geared towards helping people with disabilities transition out of nursing homes or institutions, and/ or prevent them from becoming institutionalized by following a curriculum geared towards independent living. Currently, she and another member of the Spinal Cord Injury community have begun an organization called Sexability, which is dedicated to educating people with disabilities to create intimate loving relationship, and be self expressed in their sexuality. Ligia is also a Commissioner for the San Mateo County Commission on Disabilities, and a board member for CID San Mateo Board of Directors. Ligia acquired a C-5/C6 complete spinal cord injury in 2009 following an automobile accident, and has since been actively and deeply involved in the spinal cord injury community in the Bay Area. She has been a Peer Supporter for four years through the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Spinal Cord Injury Peer Support Program. Through the Peer Support Program, she along with other peers, encourage and teach newly injured people how to survive such a life-changing injury. Soon after her injury, she went back to doing the things she loved, which included travel. Ligia continuously creates opportunities for travel to be accessible and possible for all people regardless of their lifestyle or situation by sharing her travel experiences. Ligia currently resides in Santa Clara County and has two children.