Don’t give up - that’s the message Bert Burns shares with those around him. Bert, a paraplegic, was paralyzed when he was hit by a drunk driver 34 years ago. He embraces being a wheelchair user, and has decided to…
United Spinal Association’s VetsFirst program praises the passage of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Accountability & Whistleblower Protection Act.
Hallam had just finished his training to be a model when his life took an unexpected turn: he fell from a tree and injured his spinal cord. Initially devastated that his modelling career wouldn’t come to fruition, things began to…
Donna Thomson shares the following five lessons she has learned from being a parent and caregiver to her son Nicholas who has cerebral palsy. “Over the twenty-eight years of our son Nicholas’s life, I have learned lessons about what it takes…
Before becoming paralyzed from being shot, Brenton studied architecture at Cape Peninsula University of Technology in South Africa. Now, as a quadriplegic, Brenton focuses on creating paintings using a mouthstick. “It takes you away from problems and what is nice…
Whether you are a novice wheelchair user, or are just beginning to roll on your journey, the challenge of traveling in a community that is not accessible is all the same—a daunting task. Imagine navigating through city streets where the…
Kenny Salvini, a United Spinal member from Sumner, Washington, had his specialized wheelchair heavily damaged Airlines. Twice in the same year!
Glen and Monica certainly made an impression on their wedding guests when they performed their first dance at their wedding reception. Glen, a quadriplegic, drove into the reception hall with Monica on the back of his power wheelchair. They paraded…
The U.K. has a rich natural landscape and is home to some of the best woods and forests that are suitable for wheelchairs and buggies. If you enjoy nature walks, be sure to check out some of these picturesque locations…
It all started with a Facebook post – that was how the world was introduced to Ikram Bakir, a 20-year-old girl from Fez who was born without hands. The Facebook page, Humans of Morocco, aims to give a voice to…