CMS Opens Public Comment Period for Seat Elevation but Not Standing Devices
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services finally opened up a public comment period for seat elevation this week.
Disability and Hollywood
It’s been 90 years since the first person with a disability became president, but it took until 2022 for a film that centered actors with disabilities to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
This #CRTAwareness Week, United Spinal Association is Focused on Standing Devices and Seat Elevation
Because of Medicare’s antiquated in-the-home rule, many people with SCI/D whose health could benefit from wheelchairs with these features cannot obtain them.
United Spinal Announces New Appointments to Its Board of Directors
United Spinal appointed five new members to its Board of Directors: Felecia Woolens, Dr. Brooke Ellison, Monica Wiley, Pete Denman, and Afsar Shamsi.
United Spinal and the Americans with Disabilities Act
On the front lines from passage to enforcement and beyond.
United Spinal Association Hospital Members Earn LGBTQ+ HEI Leader Designation
The Human Rights Campaign recently released its 2022 LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Index leaders list which recognized 14 United Spinal hospital members or their parent organizations.
Roll on Capitol Hill and the Power of Grassroots Advocacy
The disability rights movement follows on the path of two centuries of people with disabilities organizing for the means for our independence and for social equality.
LGBTQIA Wheelchair Users Share Their Stories
What is it like being an LGBTQIA+ wheelchair user? These stories are excerpts from United Spinal’s membership publication, New Mobility.
How to Start a Support Group
Support groups provide socialization and information-sharing opportunities. Sometimes there isn’t a group available for all that want one. If this is your situation, consider starting your own!
United on Wheels Podcast: Mental Health & Disability with Michaela Devins
Michaela Devins talks about the personal struggles she encountered in effectively addressing her mental health after her spinal cord injury.