Franklin Elieh and Nick Struthers: Bridging the Gap
Ability-wise they may be an odd couple, but they make a great team and together they are transforming the resources available to people with spinal cord injuries in Northern California.
News and Stories
Roll on Capitol Hill 2019 Highlights
United Spinal and over 100 member advocates gathered in Washington, D.C., for the 8th Annual Roll on Capitol Hill to ensure wheelchair users and all people living with spinal cord injuries and disorders have a seat at the table in shaping disability policies.
Reflections on the Americans with Disabilities Act
Our members and staff share their thoughts on the ADA and how this landmark law has made a positive difference in their lives.
Landmark Victory to Make Every NYC Street Corner Wheelchair Accessible
United Spinal and Center for Independence of the Disabled has received U.S. District Court approval to move forward with their historic settlement agreement with the City of New York to vastly improve sidewalk accessibility.
Roll on Capitol Hill Empowers New Generation of Wheelchair Users to Lead the Charge for Disability Rights
United Spinal Association and over 100 member advocates from across the country gathered in Washington, D.C. to ensure wheelchair users and all people living with spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/D) have a seat at the table in shaping disability policies.
Empowering Women in Wheelchairs - Rollettes Experience 2019
“The Rollettes Experience is a life-changing event for most of our attendees,” says Chelse Hill, the founder of the Rollettes Dance team. The Rollettes Experience welcomes over 150 women from all over the world for a fun-filled weekend of dance,…
Tips For Coping With SCI
Richard Corbett is a wheelchair user with a spinal cord injury. Based on his experiences, Richard shares entertaining and educational videos for those who are newly injured on his YouTube channel Wheels2Walking. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiwyvFR9Vdg In the video above, Richard shares the…
Essential Truths of Caregiving - The Living List
Donna Thomson has been a caregiver for 30 years. She writes about her experiences on her blog, The Caregiver’s Living Room. In one of her posts, she discusses the “essential truths of caregiving.” Donna and one of her fellow longtime…
Volunteer/Athlete Extraordinaire Cruz Gutierrez
A chance encounter introduced Cruz Gutierrez to adaptive sports, and adaptive sports proved to be the key to his discovering how to embrace life after injury. Now he is dedicated to ensuring others get the same chance he did.
The Skill of Transferring
Steven Jacobo, a paraplegic, shares several how-to videos on his YouTube channel (Steven Jacobo Vlogs) demonstrating certain independent living tasks. Steven shares a video collage documenting how he does various transfers over a three-year period. At the beginning of this…