Rosemarie Rossetti, Ph.D. participated as a national "roll model" for the Rolling with Style Gala/Fashion Show sponsored by Discovery Through Design which took place at the Cipriani in New York City on February 6, 2007.

Proceeds from the event will benefit disabled women’s health initiatives and spinal cord research.

Rosemarie and her husband, Mark Leder, are building a national demonstration home showcasing Universal Design in central Ohio. Construction is to start in the spring of 2008 and be complete in the spring 2009.

Visit the Universal Design Living Laboratory Site
for complete background information, listing of articles, press releases,
and sponsorship opportunities.

Rosemarie appeared on the field at halftime at the Penn State - Ohio State University football game with PSU's Adam Taliaferro and OSU's Tyson Gentry on September 23.

Read about what Coach Jim Tressel had to say about Rosemarie's speech to the Buckeye football team. Also see how she utilized the team to send inspirational messages to newly injured spinal cord patients at The Ohio State University.

This new book, released November 2006, contains Rosemarie's chapter, "Dance with What You've Got." This personal essay focuses on her recovery after a spinal cord injury and her quest to learn how to dance from her wheelchair.

How can anyone truly help someone who has experienced a loss? This book is a collection of simple, concrete ideas gathered directly from those who have experienced suffering and loss, ideas of things that helped them feel cared for and comforted.

In “Words as a Catalyst to Healing” Rosemarie writes about her accident and her five weeks in the rehabilitation hospital. She discusses how you as the relative or visitor can make a dramatic difference in the recovery of the patient by following a few basic tenants such as: allowing the person to feel their emotions, actively listening when the patient talks about their injury or prognosis, steer the conversation back to their strengths and their positive future.