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Accessibility Services & United Spinal - Making Your Favorite Places Accessible

You’ve likely benefited from the work of Accessibility Services and their vital role in the United Spinal Association’s mission of disability inclusion and equality, and have been for over 30 years.

Feb 12, 2021

A New Way to Restore Hand Mobility—With an Electrified Patch

From Wired: In a clinical trial, wearing a small stimulator on their necks helped people with quadriplegia build back movement they had lost years ago.

Feb 11, 2021

LUCI Brings Automated Safety Features to Power Wheelchairs

LUCI, a sensor-based mountable hardware system for power chairs, has been recognized by Time magazine as one of the 100 Best Inventions of 2020.

Feb 11, 2021

Smart Wheelchairs: The Future is Now

The Toyota Mobility Foundation announced that the winner of its $1 million Mobility Unlimited Challenge was a smart manual wheelchair, the Phoenix i, created by Andrew Slorance

Feb 11, 2021

$2.25 Million Fund Available in Justice Department Settlement with Amtrak

Amtrak is accepting claims for monetary compensation for people with mobility disabilities who traveled or wanted to travel from or to one of 78 stations and encountered accessibility issues at the stations. Claims must be submitted by May 29, 2021.

Feb 9, 2021

United Spinal Association Celebrates Its 75th Anniversary

United Spinal has reached a historic milestone as it celebrates 75 years of providing people with spinal cord injuries and disorders valuable programs and services that maximize independence and quality of life.

Feb 4, 2021

Losing a Friend and a Caregiver: A COVID-19 Tragedy

A New York City quadriplegic and his longtime caregiver got a firsthand lesson in just how devastating the virus could be.

Feb 4, 2021

Children’s Book Author Philip Langellotti

Inspired by a passion for environmentalism and the sense that kids weren’t getting quality educations anymore, Philip Langellotti wrote a children’s book teaching scientific and disability awareness.

Feb 1, 2021

Quad Gods: World-Class Gamers Who Play With Their Mouths

From BBC News: How disabled gamers formed a winning e-sports team called the Quad Gods.

Jan 31, 2021

Vaccine Quest

I mistakenly thought figuring out when I’d be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine would be easy.

Jan 24, 2021

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