MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN: Mind and Body
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: New Talents
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Vacating and Recreating
NEWSROOM: August 2007
Compiled by Peggy Hathaway
Class Act
SCHIP – State Children’s Health Insurance Program
Money to Cut Social Security Backlogs
RESEARCH FRONT: August 2007
Neuralstem’s Cells Restore Motor Function in Spinal Ischemia-Paralyzed Rat
Study Finds MRI Useful in Predicting SCI Recovery
Top Three High-Octane Adaptive Activities in Colorado
Planning a mile-high vacation? Here are three ways to have extreme fun in Colorado for the adventure-loving adaptive sportsperson.
By Andrea J. Kennedy
Saddle Up For Therapeutic Horseback Riding
Therapeutic riding offers many people with spinal cord disorders a fun way to improve balance, mental outlook and overall health.
By Celina R. De León
Wheelchair Dancing for Fun and Exercise
Tripping the light fantastic can be good for your health and for your social life.
By Kelly Rouba
Building a Successful Wheelchair Recreation Program
A respected recreation association shows how you can start a program for your own local wheelchair sports heroes.
By Michael Lee
Planning an Accessible Garden
Whether you want to grow healthy vegetables, a beautiful bed of flowers, plants to attract butterflies, perennials, tropical or desert plants; a garden is a worthwhile endeavor and can reap great rewards.
By Linda Stango, AIA
Measuring Katrina’s Impact on People with Disabilities
A report investigates how nearly half a million people with disabilities Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana were affected by Hurricane Katrina.
By Rob Ingraham
WOMAN TO WOMAN: A Career in Massage and Skin Care
By Kelly Rouba
VETSFIRST: VA Benefits Basics
By Leonard J. Selfon, JD, CAE
WORKING WORLD: Job Interview Goes Both Ways
By Tamar Asedo Sherman
ACCESSIBLE HOME: How to Make Your Home Accessible
By Rosemarie Rossetti, PhD
MS PERSPECTIVES: The Value of Water
By Ed Lash
KIDS IN ACTION: Who Reads Directions?
By Kathleen M. Muldoon
INTERNATIONAL VIEW: France
Vincent Laffaille
SPORTS ROUNDUP: August 2007
By Mark Maghran and Steve DeMott
Bass Master Elite Series Comes to Buffalo
Athletes With Disabilities Participate in the First United Spinal Association Karting Cup Race
