http://www.unitedspinal.org Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:47:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   West Haven, Connecticut––Paul J. Tobin, president and CEO of United Spinal Association (www.unitedspinal.org), presented a donation of $153,000 to Yale University Medical School’s Center for Neuroscience and Regeneration Research on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. This donation will support groundbreaking research into therapies that will restore and preserve function in ... http://www.unitedspinal.org/2009/06/25/united-spinal-donates-to-yale-sci-research-program/ Your Senators Urgently Need to Hear that You Support Health Care Reform -- Make Free Calls Now People with all types of disabilities need to be heard now to make sure that comprehensive health reform legislation is enacted this year. People with disabilities -- in addition to other Americans -- ... http://www.unitedspinal.org/2009/06/23/health-care-reform/ Check your calendar and be sure to reserve Saturday, June 27th & Sunday June 28th for the New York Independence Expo, the premier expo for people with disabilities and aging Americans. Active Living For All is this year's theme and Independence Expo is where the activity starts. Rows of exhibitors showing ... http://www.unitedspinal.org/2009/06/16/ts-almost-new-york-independence-expo-time/ On Saturday, August 22nd, 2009 United Spinal Association’s Kids Sports Spectacular returns to the Comcast Spectacor/Wachovia Complex in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for an action packed day of recreational events, activities, and dreams that come true for kids who are wheelchair users. ... http://www.unitedspinal.org/2009/06/04/kids-sports-spectacular-returns/ United Spinal and New Mobility are pleased to announce the release of the 4th edition of Spinal Network: The Total Wheelchair Resource Book. Spinal Network is the essential resource ... http://www.unitedspinal.org/2009/05/16/spinal-network/ National Spinal Cord Injury Association (NSCIA) and United Spinal Association are proud to announce the launching of Spinal Cord Central, a new web-based resource on all things related to paralysis. Operated jointly by both founding organizations, Spinal Cord Central is the destination for members of the spinal cord injury/disease (SCI/D) community ... http://www.unitedspinal.org/2009/05/15/spinal-cord-central-the-new-resource-for-people-living-with-paralysis/ United Spinal Association has released an updated version of the Accessible Air Travel– A Guide for People With Disabilities. The revised edition includes expanded regulations for the Air Carrier Access Act. This is the law that mandates air travel accessibility for people with disabilities. Our revised edition includes the ... http://www.unitedspinal.org/2009/05/15/accessible-air-travel-guide-for-people-with-disabilities/ United Spinal Association urges everyone to participate in the National Call-in-Day this Wednesday, May 13th. It’s easy! Background: In coming weeks, the Senate will finalize legislation to reform America’s health care system. Long-term services and supports based in the home and community are essential to individuals with disabilities and seniors ... http://www.unitedspinal.org/2009/05/11/ensure-long-term-services-and-supports-are-included-in-health-care-reform/ WASHINGTON, April 15––In an unprecedented effort to increase access to the executive branch and promote equal rights for people with disabilities, President Obama invited CEOs from the Nation’s top disability organizations, including United Spinal Association (www.unitedspinal.org), to participate in a White House briefing on the Administration’s disability policy initiatives, and ... http://www.unitedspinal.org/2009/04/28/united-spinal-association-joins-national-disability-leaders-for-historic-meeting-at-the-white-house/   WASHINGTON, March 30 - President Obama signed the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act that will improve the quality of life for people living with paralysis and mobility impairments from any cause – stroke, ALS, ... http://www.unitedspinal.org/2009/03/30/christopher-and-dana-reeve-paralysisact/