Ashley Barrera

Hi guys! I'm running the San Diego Rock n Roll marathon May 31st, but more importantly I'm dedicating this journey to advocate for change!

I’m proud to be a Champion for Change with So Every BODY Can Move (SEBCM), raising funds to help expand access to prosthetic, orthotic, and mobility care.

As a graduate student in Orthotics and Prosthetics, I have the honor of working with this community. I learn from their stories and witness their resilience. Part of change is expanding our knowledge on the current reality: insurance often only covers the most basic mobility devices, just enough for daily function.

The equipment needed for physical activity, like running blades, custom devices for specific sports, or high-activity wheelchairs, is still commonly denied as “not medically necessary.”

So Every BODY Can Move is working to change this by mobilizing grassroots advocates to drive state-by-state legislative change, modernizing insurance coverage so people can access the full range of prosthetic, orthotic, and mobility care they need to live active, healthy lives.

I’m using this race as an opportunity to be part of that movement turning my miles into advocacy. I am spending every mile that feels difficult in this training block as a reminder that MOVEMENT is medicine and it shouldn't be a privilege.

If you’re able to support, I’d be incredibly grateful. Every donation helps move this work forward.