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Peter Economou
From Ivy League Injury To Lifelong Acceptance - Reflections of a Remarkable Life with Ken Kunken
21 minutes Posted Nov 21, 2025 at 10:00 am.
Welcome And Ken’s Origin
The Injury And Early Rehab
Returning To Cornell Without Access
Degrees, Work, And Family Milestones
Breaking Into Work Amid Bias
Finding Purpose At The Viscardi Center
Law School And The DA’s Office
Accessibility Gaps And Advocacy
Football, Risk, And Ongoing Love
The Book And Why Not Mindset
Practical Advice On Resilience
Where To Learn More And Closing
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Join Dr. Pete as he interviews a very special guest with an inspirational story. Resilience is a constant theme here at On Air with Dr. Pete and our guest today is no stranger to that. Ken Kunken was a football player at Cornell University in 1970 when he sustained a spinal cord injury during an intense game against Columbia. That one game changed the entire course of his life rendering him a quadripelic paralyzed from the shoulders down. Ken has gone on to live a full life with a very full career and he's here to share his own personal story today.

Learn more about Ken here:

https://kenkunken.com

https://viscardicenter.org

https://alumni.cornell.edu/cornellians/kunken-memoir/

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