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.

United Spinal continues to support research that will make progress toward finding a cure for paralysis, prevention of secondary complications of SCI.

New York, NY –– More than a year after the New York State Department of Health (DOH), with little notice, closed a Medicaid office in New York City and moved operations to Albany, people with severe disabilities in NYC and Long Island continue to experience serious, and sometimes life-threatening, problems getting the durable medical equipment […]

For individuals with disabilities, the simple act of voting can be both difficult and discouraging and, in response to numerous complaints about inaccessible voting machines and polling places, Congress passed the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA)

WASHINGTON, DC––Court-ordered mediation has failed to resolve a long-standing suit against the District of Columbia by United Spinal Association and the Disability Rights Council of Greater Washington charging that DC’s parking regulations discriminate against individuals with disabilities.