We had the opportunity recently to meet with some of the principals from Home Box Office (HBO) and ConEdison Solutions and tell them about our organization and our programs. I’m happy to report that both these organizations seemed very impressed with the work we do and expressed an interest in assisting us, particularly in […]

No, I have not taken leave of my senses or lost my calendar; it’s just that our fiscal year begins in July and, over the years, we have gotten used to thinking of July 1 as a new beginning. This year July is also the half-year mark of our transition from Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association […]

by Donna Fredericksen

Here in the presence of Washington and Lincoln, one the eighteenth-century father and the other the nineteenth-century preserver of our Nation, we honor those twentieth century Americans who took up the struggle during the Second World War and made the sacrifices to perpetuate the fight our forefathers entrusted to us, a […]

by Chris Pierson
Mary Morris was careful about how she lived off the comfortable pension she had accumulated working as a secretary for a Manhattan law firm for nearly 30 years. She stayed in the rent-controlled Washington Square apartment she moved into in the early 1960s. Rather than spend money on plays and movies, she would […]

by Mary Kate Carew
United Spinal Association and U Can Play 2 hosted an adaptive sports clinic for the benefit of New York City students with disabilities at the 168th Street Armory on Wednesday, May 12. Schools Chancellor Joel Klein was in attendance. This program was held in conjunction with the Department of Education’s Office of […]

by John M. Williams
Presenting a technology that allows you to read a book or have it read to you—or both at the same time! Is this the future of reading?
I love reading. I relish the intimacy of holding a book in my hands, relaxing in a chair and having the written word transport […]

by Jessica B. Mayer
Too often people with disabilities are left out of the workplace or are not expected to hold meaningful jobs. This attitude presents an enormous challenge for people with disabilities who are just starting out. How do you get a job when you have never had one? It is the proverbial […]

by Dan Anderson
The Senate and House versions of a major bill that will affect accessible transit for years need a lot of work to be reconciled. United Spinal members can make a difference in getting the best bill out of conference.
The United States Congress has a unique opportunity to greatly improve transportation for […]

by Marlene L. Perkins
We have all heard the saying, “knowledge is power.” This simple statement is the cornerstone of what it takes to become an effective advocate. In order to truly make an impact and a positive difference, it is important to have a basic knowledge of the laws and policies that directly affect […]

Our newest pamphlet, Taking Action, may be the most useful publication United Spinal has ever produced. Its subtitle offers a specific explanation behind this opinion: A Step by Step, Self-Help Guide to Becoming a Self-Advocate & Making A Difference.
Some of the self-advocacy tenets described in Taking Action are its basic steps, its do’s and […]

Investigators at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis have designed a new triple combination strategy that opens up new possibilities in the search for successful treatments for spinal cord injury (SCI). Damien D. Pearse, PhD, working with Mary Bartlett Bunge, PhD, and colleagues, tested their new strategy and found the treated animals improved up to […]

COMPUTER CLINICS | Mary Kate Carew
United Spinal Hosts Dedication Ceremony at Vietnam Veterans Memorial
ConEdison Solutions, the energy services company, donated 25 pieces of new and used computer equipment, including laptops, monitors, hard drives and printers, for use in one of 11 clinics that United Spinal Association operates in Department of Veterans Affairs […]

by Mary Kate Carew
The 4th Annual Jana Hunsaker Memorial Wheelchair Tennis Tournament took place at the United States Tennis Association (USTA) National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park from Thursday, May 13, through Sunday, May 16. The tournament was sponsored by the USTA in conjunction with United Spinal Association, International Tennis […]