Ian Mackay, Washington State advocate, activist, avid outdoor enthusiast and peer group leader, will be attending United Spinal's Roll on Capitol Hill to speak with legislators on issues that affect the independence and quality of life for people with spinal cord injuries and disorders.
United Spinal Association and its VetsFirst program members are concerned about the potential privatization of veterans health care.
No person with a significant disability should ever have to choose between working and nursing care.
Cory Lee, a wheelchair user and travel blogger, gives tips on how to navigate the world of flying with your wheelchair safely. "If you’re like me, you don’t like something like a wheelchair slowing you down. Whether you’re a world-class…
The U.S. Department of Labor has been celebrating National Disability Education Awareness Month in October for the past 70 years.
It’s Groundhog Day because events keep repeating, the ACA repeal vote keeps coming back up and we keep beating it back and winning!
It’s only been weeks since the Affordable Care Act repeal bill failed in Congress and you made it happen, with your calls, your visits, your emails, your letters, your faxes. You made a difference. When you spoke out to save…
Cory Lee, born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, is a guy who loves to travel. He enjoys traveling by plane, and shares some advice for fellow wheelchair users to assist them on what to do if their mobility device gets damaged…
ABLE accounts assist individuals with disabilities and their families in saving private funds to help maintain health, independence, and quality of life.
United Spinal and its members received a huge legislative win that protects access to complex power wheelchair components such as seat cushions, specialty hand controls, tilt-recline features that many people with SCI/D rely on to live independently.