Fair Housing Month and People with Disabilities: Know Your Rights
United Spinal Association would like to provide our community an overview of their basic rights to housing that meets their needs
Inadequate Emergency Preparedness and Evacuation Plans Jeopardize People with Disabilities
National, state, and local communities must be ready to respond when emergencies or disasters occur. But gaps remain that ensure people with disabilities can safely evacuate or have supplies to shelter-in-place.
Building Support for Emergencies at Your Local United Spinal Chapter
During times of emergency or disaster, typical means of communication can become unreliable. When communication and access to resources becomes altered, having a support system becomes very important.
Are You Ready to Roll with Emergency Preparedness?
United Spinal Association created the “Ready to Roll” initiative focused on disaster preparedness for individuals with spinal cord injuries and disorders.
People With Disabilities Make the American Workforce Stronger
As I celebrate my first anniversary, I want to take a moment to reflect on first principles for Disability Employment Awareness Month, and think about the journey that brought me here.
Breaking Down the Myths of Disability Employment
Q&A with United Spinal’s Program Director Michele Lee.
Leonard Mayberry’s Pathways to (Self) Employment
Leonard Mayberry – rodeo worker, welder, steel worker, supervisor of a city crew – shares his new life story beginning at June 30 2018, about 2:30 in the afternoon.
First-Ever Comprehensive Review of U.S. Corporate Workplace Diversity and Inclusion to Launch in October 2021
The McKenzie Delis Foundation, a charitable organization committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion , and Ipsos, the third largest market research company globally, recently announced the launch of the first-ever comprehensive review of corporate practices against 10 facets of workplace…
Taking Care of Skin After Spinal Cord Injury
People with spinal cord injuries may no longer receive pain signals in their brain when something is irritating their skin. The result can be abrasions, openings in the skin or much deeper issues like pressure ulcers. This video from Moss…
The Remote Work Revolution Creates Lasting Equity for People With Disabilities
Being a person who uses a wheelchair has strongly conditioned my experience of the pandemic, and not simply from the perspective of health and safety: I’ve also noticed a silver lining to the disruption it has caused.