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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: Degrees of Separation
DIRECTOR’S NOTES: Keeping Faith
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Number Crunch
PROGRAM NOTES: November 2006
LEGAL AFFAIRS: Kleo King Promoted
MEMBERSHIP: Florida Service Office Opens for Business
LEGISLATIVE NEWS: November 2006
Social Security: Proposed Cuts Would Hurt People with Disabilities
The ADA at 16: A Congressional Hearing
RESEARCH FRONT: November 2006
The Effects of Fampridine-SR on Walking in People with MS
Study Warns of Heat Balance Disturbance When Exercising with SCI
A Randomized Crossover Study of Bee Sting Therapy for MS
Neural Prosthetics Trial Participants Needed
Injured in Iraq
James Lathan Jr.’s experience is like those of thousands of other spinal cord injured vets from previous wars. His attitude makes him rare.
by Michael Lee
SCI Field Medicine:Treatment on the Frontlines
Even as war has resulted in millions of spinal cord injuries, the doctors who have tended to them on the field have contributed to vastly improved care for all people with SCI.
By Tom Scott
Fighting for Veterans’ Freedom of Choice
Among all applicants for Federal benefits, only veterans are denied the right to legal representation over claims. Legislation before Congress can give vets the same legal advantage others enjoy.
by Leonard J. Selfon, Esq.
Veterans As Activists
Veterans with spinal cord disorders have been at the forefront of the movement to gain civil rights for all people with disabilities.
By Terry Moakley
Accessible Purpose-Built Taxi Debuts
Standard Taxi unveils its prototype at a trade show in Seattle.
By Terry Moakley
PEPSICO Enabling People with Disabilities
United Spinal is partnering with PepsiCo to create a model corporate culture for people with disabilities.
By Dominic Marinelli
TECH EDGE: Accessible Vista
By John M. Williams
GETTING COVERED: Risky Business
By Victor Freedman
WORKING WORLD: Work After Injury
By Tamar Asedo Sherman
PARENTING: Returning the Favor
By William Peace, PhD
MS PERSPECTIVES: Why Do MS Symptoms Come and Go?
By Ed Lash
KIDS IN ACTION: The Power of One
By Kathleen M. Muldoon
SPORTS ROUNDUP
By Jennifer M. Rodriguez-Khadir
6th Annual MLB Wheelchair Softball
Tournament at Shea
