United Spinal News

Federal judge rules Grove Street PATH station must be handicap accessible

September 9, 2011
The Star-Ledger
It could get easier for people with disabilities to live or work in downtown Jersey City, now that a federal judge has ordered the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to make the Grove Street PATH station handicap accessible.

Oppose The Attacks On Medicaid

Take action and oppose attempts to make major across-the-board reductions in Medicaid funding that would hurt millions of people living with disabilities.

All United Spinal Association members and everyone who supports disability rights are asked to call the White House comment line now.

Disability Etiquette Booklet Helps Local Nonprofits Raise Awareness

Nobody likes to be talked down to or treated like they are invisible. But it happens every day to people who live with disabilities or use wheelchairs to get around.

Many who interact with people with disabilities for the first time, whether it’s in a social or business setting, are unaware that their language and actions may be offensive and inappropriate. And it’s usually not due to a lack of sensitivity, but more of a lack of understanding.

Answers to 20 Often Asked Questions On The Health Reform Law

On March 23, 2011, “Affordable Care Act” celebrated its first anniversary and there remains significant confusion among those with disabilities about the law, including concerns as to whether it even still exists. United Spinal Association is taking this opportunity to compile answers to the most often heard queries we have received from our members and others about the law. Like the game so many of us have played on those long car trips, we identified “20 Questions” that have often been raised about the law’s status, provisions, benefits and impacts.

Change in Medicare Wheelchair Policy may affect Mobility Assistance

December 27, 2010
Help With Mobility.com
Many consumer advocacy groups have written to Congress requesting a delay in the policy change, groups such as the United Spinal Association, American Association of People with Disabilities, National Council on Independent Living,

Legislation Preserving Affordable Housing For Seniors And Persons With Disabilities Signed Into Law

The bill providing housing assistance for individuals with disabilities is supported by the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, American Network of Community Options and Resources, Association of University Centers on Disabilities, Autism Society of America, Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, Burton Blatt Institute, Easter Seals, Lutheran [...]

Women Without Limits

United Spinal Association supports today’s independent women with disabilities whose success and determination are opening new opportunities for others to realize their potential.

Disabled riders sue city, after van replacements for cut bus lines have no handicapped access

October 9, 2010
NY Daily News
Franco, the United Spinal Association and another wheelchair user are plaintiffs in the lawsuit, which alleges the TLC has violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.

City’s Subways Aren’t Friendly To Disabled Riders According To Lawsuit

October 13, 2010
NY Daily News
The class-action suit being filed today in Manhattan federal court slams the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for not spending a federally mandated 20% of station rehabilitation budgets on improvements like elevators and ramps.
“Without access to the subway, the MTA makes travel next to impossible for New Yorkers with physical disabilities and prevents [...]

Swift Support Needed to Delay Elimination of First-Month Purchase Option

September 8, 2010
HomeCare
Already, several advocacy organizations have voiced support for the delay, including the American Association of People with Disabilities, Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living, National Council on Independent Living, National Spinal Cord Injury Association, Paralyzed Veterans of America and the United Spinal Association.

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