DOT announces reduced toll-free hotline hours for air travelers with disabilities.

United Spinal Association member Steve Ackerman will be competing in the first-ever Off-road Handcycling World Championships on August 26 and 27 in Crested Butte, Colorado.

United Spinal Association expands survey to meet the needs of disabled women nationwide: www.unitedspinal.org/womensurvey/

United Spinal applauds the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims’ (CAVC) benchmark decision in Hass v. Nicholson.

With today’s heightened security measures, United Spinal clarifies regulations at airport checkpoints for people who use wheelchairs and have medical conditions.

With Labor Day fast approaching, proud Americans want to appropriately display their flag and to assist them United Spinal Association, a national non-profit veterans service and disability rights organization, is offering a free pamphlet called How To Display Our Flag .

United Spinal applauds the recent decision by Secretary of Veterans Affairs, R. James Nicholson, to retain existing VA medical centers in Manhattan and Brooklyn, New York, and to modernize VA facilities at St. Albans, Queens.

Philadelphia, PA––United Spinal Association and Shriners Hospital for Children in Philadelphia hosted the 2nd Annual Sports Spectacular, a day loaded with activities for dozen of children with spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/D), at the Wachovia Center.

Washington, DC––The recent passage of the Pension Protection Act of 2006, H.R. 4, represents a significant victory for newly-injured persons with disabilities caused by the negligence or wrongdoing of another.

United Spinal Association Hosts 52nd APS Annual Conference; New Study Examines Breakthroughs in Brain-Computer Interfaces
United Spinal Association will be hosting the 52nd Annual Conference of the American Paraplegia Society (APS) September 5–7, 2006, in Las Vegas, Nevada.