Along with ensuring people with pre-existing conditions can receive health insurance, the 2010 Affordable Care Act included programs that offer additional money to states for increasing their home and community- based services
Access to high quality wheelchairs, and other devices is far from a luxury, it’s a necessity! The right wheelchair goes a long way in helping many people with disabilities live healthy and active lifestyles, and most importantly maintain their independence. It also allows greater access to employment, educational and social opportunities. If you live in [...]
United Spinal Association and The Buoniconti Fund today announced their plans to create a coordinated national network of peer support groups called the “Spinal Network” that will set higher standards in assisting people living with spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/D). The goal of the Spinal Network is to ensure more peer support groups in [...]
United Spinal Association’s VetsFirst program will present U.S. Senator John McCain with the VetsFirst Congressional Bronze Star Award for his extraordinary efforts to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), which is the first treaty to address disability rights globally. VetsFirst directly assists veterans and their eligible family members in [...]
The United Spinal family consists of a variety of programs sharing in one very important goal: to empower people with spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/D) to live with greater independence and greater opportunity. Hit the streets with United Spinal’s programs to see what we’re accomplishing on the ground level to help people with SCI/D [...]
United Spinal Association and other advocates have combined efforts to ensure that people living with disabilities in Washington State have access to properly configured wheelchairs and other mobility equipment or “complex rehab technology”– that is critical to their quality of life and independence. On May 8, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee signed House Bill 1445, [...]
