Winter Weather Wheelchair Tips
Winter weather wheelchair tips are not for everyone. They’re for those wheelchair users whose destiny didn’t include a nice warm corner of the world.
News and Stories
Bill Fertig, United Spinal’s Resource Center Director Elected to Executive Council of North American Spinal Cord Injury Consortium
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.
Wheelchair User Demonstrates Black Belt Martial Art Grab Defenses
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…
We've Got This: Mother With Disability Creates Podcast To Represent Parenting With Disability
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 …
5 Tips For Online Dating As A Person With A Disability
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: Always Rolling Forward Memoir
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…
Wheelchair Accessibility In Two Prominent US Cities
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 Appoints Army Veteran Danielle Corazza as Vice President of VetsFirst
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.
Tips For Staying Warm In The Winter
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…
Teacher and Athlete Katie Smith
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.