Bill Fertig was recently elected to the Executive Council of the NASCIC which brings about unified achievements in research, care, cure and policy by supporting collaborative efforts across the spinal cord injury community.
Paul Brailer, founder of Criptaedo, shares two grab defenses that can be done by someone who uses a wheelchair. Please keep in mind that Paul is a trained professional in martial arts with a black belt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV9p4khhom0 Paul demonstrates two…
During Eliza Hull’s pregnancy three years ago she was given many self-help books for expectant mothers. It was difficult for her to relate to any of them because none of them contained any representation of mothers with disabilities. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP8yJJM0Ngo …
As a new year begins, some may be ready to open their heart to new possibilities. Online dating is the newest trend and it can be quite intimidating. Disability Match from the United Kingdom shares their top five tips for…
Abdi Warsame grew up in Mogadishu, Somalia. He was an active child who was injured during Somalia’s civil war in 1991. Abdi shares a synopsis of his memoir Always Rolling Forward. He hopes his memoir reveals the power of hope…
Wolf is a wheelchair user who resides in Auckland, New Zealand. In March of 2018, he traveled around the world to places such as Germany and Spain. He made a few stops in the United States and visited New Orleans…
United Spinal Association is pleased to announce the appointment of Danielle Corazza, an experienced military and veteran advocate, as the new vice president of its VetsFirst program.
Alicia Reagan says she used to enjoy cold weather, that was until she sustained a spinal cord injury. “The cold just isn’t the same anymore. At all. It is absolutely unbearable and it isn’t just me. It is very common…
Katie Smith has traveled the U.S. and the world, tried most adaptive sports, advocated for international disability inclusion and, most recently, began serving as the chapter leader for the Western Pennsylvania Chapter of United Spinal.
Bennett Sherr was introduced to wrestling in middle school. “Team membership defined what was “normal” for a preadolescent boy,” he says. Normalcy is a feeling Bennett craved at that age. “Since I was known for periodically having titanium devices…