Great News! Seat Elevation Policy Win for Power Wheelchair Users
The Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services just released its proposed decision to expand its seat elevation benefit.
Our Lives Are Worth Living: Why United Spinal Association Opposes Physician-Assisted Suicide
The “choice” to take one’s own life under the supervision of a physician is a false one.
Advocates Express Fear and Rage at Latest Wheelchair User’s Death-by-Airline
Advocates are furious as another wheelchair user's death is linked to possible airline carelessness.
Include Me in Your Architectural Designs Now
Designing inclusive spaces that everyone can fully use should be an intriguing challenge, not a dreary legal commitment.
Find the United Spinal Advocacy Working Group That’s Right for You
Our Advocacy Department's popular working groups provide opportunities for members to organize around the issues that matter most to them.
Care Support Working Group Starting In January 2023
United Spinal's Government Relations and Advocacy teams will establish a Care Support Working Group so we can come together on policy and advocacy initiatives to improve care support services across the country.
Changing the Wheelchair Repair and Service Landscape
United Spinal understands that having a functioning wheelchair repair system is fundamental to a free and fair society in which all can participate.
Virtual Advocacy Day Connects SCI Community to Congress
United Spinal Association gathered nearly 100 advocates from 30 states for its first Virtual Advocacy Day meeting with representatives from over 130 Congressional offices.
Disability and the Climate Crisis
People with disabilities are especially vulnerable in natural disasters and need to be included in evacuation plans and finding us an accessible place to stay.
Meet Ali Ingersoll, Ms. Wheelchair America 2023
United Spinal Association congratulates our member Ali Ingersoll for being crowned Ms. Wheelchair America. Ingersoll ran on a health insurance advocacy platform. After a 14-hour drive from Raleigh, North Carolina, my incredible team and I rolled into the Amway Grand…