ACTION ALERT: Federal appropriations for next year will delay Social Security disability claims and negatively impact people with new spinal cord injuries.

UPDATE: Victory on medicare wheelchair policies – but more changes needed.

Action Alert on Wheelchair Access: Good News! Legislations Introduced to Fix “In The Home” Rule.

United Spinal Denounces Medicare Decision on Coverage for iBOT®4000 Mobility System

Good News! Senators Bingaman and Santorum introduce “in the home” bill.
On Monday, July 17, Senators Bingaman (D-NM) and Santorum (R-PA) introduced legislation to remove Medicare’s “in the home” restriction on mobility devices. Please ask your Senators to cosponsor this important legislation for people with disabilities!

On July 18, the United States Senate passed the “The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act” by a vote of 63 to 37. This was a great victory for stem cell research advocacy – despite President’s veto.

United Spinal Association is delighted to announce the appointment of its Counsel, John P. Herrion, as Chair of the Legal Issues Affecting People with Disabilities Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

United Spinal Association will join New Yorkers for the Advancement of Medical Research (NYAMR) on a lobbying trip to press for legislation that would affirm and support scientific research involving embryonic stem cells and other DNA therapies.

United Spinal Association, a national membership organization for persons with spinal cord disabilities, is encouraged by stem cell research legislation passed yesterday by the New York State Assembly.

The United Spinal Association applauds the New Jersey State Senate’s passage of the “Stem Cell Research Bond Act of 2006” which would place a $350 million bond proposal for stem cell research on the ballot in November 2006.