Melissa Pitts and her twin sons Alex (in chair) and Ryan,
who are beginning kindergarten this month.
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: A Plug for Higher Education
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Value Added
RESEARCH FRONT
Device Enables Man with SCI to Control Objects with Thoughts
MS Drug Tysabriâ„¢ Return Heavily Restricted
New Joint Effort to Fight Spina Bifida Among Hispanic Population
Spinal Cord Regeneration Study Shows Promise
Neuroscientist Awarded for SCI Research
LEGISLATIVE NEWS: September 2006
Victory for Stem Cell Advocacy—Despite President’s Veto
Legislative Victory for Newly Injured Negligence Victims
Federal Legislation Introduced to Improve Wheelchair Access
Born Together, Learning Apart
Alex Pitts was born quadriplegic, his twin brother Ryan was not. This month they will be entering kindergarten together. Like most twins, they have many similarities, but their levels of ability and needs are very different. How will this affect their experience at school?
By Rob Ingraham
Education Is Key
United Spinal played a pivotal role in improving the education of physicians in the field of spinal cord injury medicine.
By Terry Moakley
Kids on the Block
For a puppet troupe dedicated to sensitizing school children (and adults) to people with disabilities, the medium is the message.
By Lori A. Wood
Up to Lake Woebegone
Camp Courage, in the wilds of Minnesota, is a place for every ability to learn and have fun.
By Tiffiny Carlson
Disability Studies: A Primer
An anthropologist explains what disability studies is-and why he thinks it could be so much more.
By William J. Peace
Lift, Inc.: Learning and Working in Information Technology
A cross between a classroom and an employment agency, Lift, Inc. trains and helps place people with disabilities in the information technology field.
By Carrie Smoot
WORKING WORLD: Go Back to School
By Tamar Asedo Sherman
WHEELCHAIR DIFFUSION: Selecting A Wheelchair Cushion
By Ziggi Landsman
MS PERSPECTIVES: The Value of Humor
By Ed Lash
ACCESSIBLE HOME: Building a Healthy Home
By Rosemarie Rossetti
KIDS IN ACTION: The Answer Is…
By Kathleen M. Muldoon
SPORTS ROUNDUP: September 2006
By Tom Scott
MLB All-Star Fanfest
Navigators Participate in 2006 National Junior Disability Championships
DAM2DAM Thumbs Up! Bike Tour
Rangers Youth Hockey Camp Clinics
