By Andrea Jehn Kennedy

New York City gets a bad rap. Coming from Colorado, and using a wheelchair, my husband Craig and I had all sorts of warnings that we’d collected from others before our trip: only 10% of the subway is accessible, the locals aren’t friendly, it’s a dirty city, the crime is bad… You name it, we heard it.

But on behalf of all New Yorkers in all five boroughs, I want to set this record straight! Neither of us had spent any quality time in the Big Apple in the last decade, and after two days of touring [...]]]> http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/action/2009/11/18/wheeling-through-nyc/feed/ 1 http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/action/2009/11/10/can-we-talk-united-we-ride-wants-your-input/ http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/action/2009/11/10/can-we-talk-united-we-ride-wants-your-input/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:24:46 +0000 Chris http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/action/?p=1969 Our friends at SpinalCordAdvocates.org brought this to our attention:

The folks at United We Ride are looking for you to mix it up with Uncle Sam and state officials in an online discussion regarding accessible and affordable transportation. This is a great opportunity so get on it. Be sure to bring some friends.

From United We Ride

November 2-13, 2009
Information site: http://nationaldialogue.cmail3.com/t/y/l/urtttl/kjhlhifr/y

Do you know anyone who might have a suggestion or an idea about how to increase access to affordable and reliable transportation services for people with disabilities, older adults, and people with limited incomes?

Please ask them to sign up now at www.uwrdialogue.org to [...]]]> http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/action/2009/11/10/can-we-talk-united-we-ride-wants-your-input/feed/ 0 http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/action/2009/10/19/web-site-to-promote-accessible-travel-consumer-opportunities-in-nyc/ http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/action/2009/10/19/web-site-to-promote-accessible-travel-consumer-opportunities-in-nyc/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:53:59 +0000 Chris http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/action/?p=1899 Website Dedicated to Visitors With [...]]]> http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/action/2009/10/19/web-site-to-promote-accessible-travel-consumer-opportunities-in-nyc/feed/ 0 http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/action/2009/09/24/traveling-the-world-on-wheels/ http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/action/2009/09/24/traveling-the-world-on-wheels/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:29:18 +0000 Chris http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/action/?p=1841 http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/action/2009/09/24/traveling-the-world-on-wheels/feed/ 0 http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/action/2009/09/23/return-to-new-york/ http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/action/2009/09/23/return-to-new-york/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:08:51 +0000 Chris http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/action/?p=1826 http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/action/2009/09/23/return-to-new-york/feed/ 0 http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/action/2009/09/22/accessing-the-wild-%e2%80%9cwest%e2%80%9d/ http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/action/2009/09/22/accessing-the-wild-%e2%80%9cwest%e2%80%9d/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:20:54 +0000 Chris http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/action/?p=1814 http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/action/2009/09/22/accessing-the-wild-%e2%80%9cwest%e2%80%9d/feed/ 0