http://www.unitedspinal.org Tue, 22 May 2012 20:59:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.unitedspinal.org/2012/05/11/employment-and-decent-wages-webinar/ http://www.unitedspinal.org/2012/05/11/employment-and-decent-wages-webinar/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 21:08:53 +0000 Administrator http://www.unitedspinal.org/?p=4762 Our Public Policy department is hosting the final webinar in a three-part series in preparation for its Roll on Capitol Hill advocacy event in Washington, DC. Looking for Employment and Decent Wages: How is the Government Helping You? Thursday, May 24, 2:00 - 3:15 PM EDT. [...]]]> http://www.unitedspinal.org/2012/05/11/employment-and-decent-wages-webinar/feed/ 0 http://www.unitedspinal.org/2012/05/10/united-spinal-to-host-from-within-conference-for-women-living-with-physical-disabilities/ http://www.unitedspinal.org/2012/05/10/united-spinal-to-host-from-within-conference-for-women-living-with-physical-disabilities/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 16:49:25 +0000 Administrator http://www.unitedspinal.org/?p=4741 United Spinal to host From Within conference for women living with physical disabilities: Free event on Saturday, May 19 to empower women toward a better quality of life. [...]]]> http://www.unitedspinal.org/2012/05/10/united-spinal-to-host-from-within-conference-for-women-living-with-physical-disabilities/feed/ 0 http://www.unitedspinal.org/2012/05/09/seperate-benefits-category-for-complex-rehab/ http://www.unitedspinal.org/2012/05/09/seperate-benefits-category-for-complex-rehab/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 16:53:34 +0000 Administrator http://www.unitedspinal.org/?p=4698 As part of our upcoming Roll on Capitol Hill event in Washington, DC on June 25-26, United Spinal is urging policymakers to support a separate benefit category for complex rehab technology. Learn more about the fight to ensure wheelchair users have access to technology critical to their independence. [...]]]> http://www.unitedspinal.org/2012/05/09/seperate-benefits-category-for-complex-rehab/feed/ 0 http://www.unitedspinal.org/2012/05/04/accessible-taxi-of-tomorrow-plan-shows-disdain-for-disabled-advocates-say/ http://www.unitedspinal.org/2012/05/04/accessible-taxi-of-tomorrow-plan-shows-disdain-for-disabled-advocates-say/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 13:02:27 +0000 Administrator http://www.unitedspinal.org/?p=4692 United Spinal in the News: Accessible 'Taxi of Tomorrow' plan shows disdain for disabled, advocates say. [...]]]> http://www.unitedspinal.org/2012/05/04/accessible-taxi-of-tomorrow-plan-shows-disdain-for-disabled-advocates-say/feed/ 0 http://www.unitedspinal.org/2012/05/03/take-action-to-protect-our-access-to-public-pools/ http://www.unitedspinal.org/2012/05/03/take-action-to-protect-our-access-to-public-pools/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 18:08:53 +0000 Administrator http://www.unitedspinal.org/?p=4586 The ADA is under attack! Take action to protect access to public pools for wheelchair users and other people living with disabilities. [...]]]> http://www.unitedspinal.org/2012/05/03/take-action-to-protect-our-access-to-public-pools/feed/ 0 http://www.unitedspinal.org/2012/05/02/united-spinal-joins-liu-in-rejecting-taxi-of-tomorrow/ http://www.unitedspinal.org/2012/05/02/united-spinal-joins-liu-in-rejecting-taxi-of-tomorrow/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 18:25:04 +0000 Administrator http://www.unitedspinal.org/?p=4533 United Spinal joins New York City Comptroller John C. Liu in rejecting Mayor Bloomberg's "Taxi of Tomorrow" until all vehicles are wheelchair accessible. [...]]]> http://www.unitedspinal.org/2012/05/02/united-spinal-joins-liu-in-rejecting-taxi-of-tomorrow/feed/ 0 http://www.unitedspinal.org/2012/05/02/taxi-contract-violates-civil-rights-dead-on-arrival-until-it-meets-requirements-of-ada/ http://www.unitedspinal.org/2012/05/02/taxi-contract-violates-civil-rights-dead-on-arrival-until-it-meets-requirements-of-ada/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 15:57:33 +0000 Administrator http://www.unitedspinal.org/?p=4558 New York City Comptroller John C. Liu: Taxi Contract Violates Civil Rights, Dead on Arrival Until It Meets Requirements of ADA [...]]]> http://www.unitedspinal.org/2012/05/02/taxi-contract-violates-civil-rights-dead-on-arrival-until-it-meets-requirements-of-ada/feed/ 0 http://www.unitedspinal.org/2012/04/30/tobin-cela-keynote-address/ http://www.unitedspinal.org/2012/04/30/tobin-cela-keynote-address/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 02:22:44 +0000 Administrator http://www.unitedspinal.org/?p=4426 United Spinal's president Paul J. Tobin calls for wheelchair consumers to demand access to technology critical to independence and inclusion. [...]]]> http://www.unitedspinal.org/2012/04/30/tobin-cela-keynote-address/feed/ 0 http://www.unitedspinal.org/2012/04/27/accessible-air-travel-your-backstage-pass/ http://www.unitedspinal.org/2012/04/27/accessible-air-travel-your-backstage-pass/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:56:39 +0000 Administrator http://www.unitedspinal.org/?p=4412 Join us for a free webinar on accessible air travel for wheelchairs users and others living with disabilities--Wed., May 9, 3-4:30 pm EDT. All the resources needed to avoid the headaches and stress of flying. [...]]]> http://www.unitedspinal.org/2012/04/27/accessible-air-travel-your-backstage-pass/feed/ 0 http://www.unitedspinal.org/2012/04/25/adapt-rally-noah-wyle-arrested/ http://www.unitedspinal.org/2012/04/25/adapt-rally-noah-wyle-arrested/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:06:18 +0000 Administrator http://www.unitedspinal.org/?p=4367 Members of grassroots disability rights group ADAPT rally in DC to prevent Medicaid cuts that jeopardize services critical to helping wheelchair users live independently. [...]]]> http://www.unitedspinal.org/2012/04/25/adapt-rally-noah-wyle-arrested/feed/ 0