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Stand by Me! Blog Tracks Progress of FES Implant Recipient Jen French

Follow the journey of Jen French, Cleveland FES Center research participant, in her “Stand by Me” journal. Jen participates in the Stand & Transfer Program for Spinal Cord Injury and will receive an upgraded FES system for trunk control and stand/transfer.

A Powerful Step Forward

Inventor Lance Black designed an award-winning device that improves the standing ability—and independence—of people with degenerative disorders, including post-polio syndrome and multiple sclerosis.

By Lynne Harris

Ag Apparel's Jordan Silver Demonstrates Her Versatile Fashions

Designer Jordan Silver brought her amazing line of wheelchair accessible clothing to United Spinal’s Independence Expo on Long Island in June. This video gives a taste of just how versatile her Ag Apparel line is

Low-Cost or No-Cost Activities: A Guide for the Restless

What the staycation is to the traveler, these are to the hobbyist: activities that can occupy anyone with a lot of ambition and not so much money.

By Clare Willson

Designing a Kitchen in a Universal Design Home: A Team Approach

| ACCESSIBLE HOME

By Rosemarie Rossetti, PhD

Easter Seals Project ACTION Invites You to Online Paratransit Dialogue

Easter Seals Project ACTION invites you to participate in an ESPA Talks – Paratransit Online Dialogue July 26 – August 6, 2010.

Accessible iPad

| TECH EDGE

By John M. Williams

Are You Job Ready?

| WORKING WORLD

By Tamar Asedo Sherman

The Other Side of Suicide

| ASK THE COACH

By Scott Chesney

Taking Pains after Surgery

| POLIO TIPS ‘N’ TECHNIQUES

by Dr. Richard L. Bruno

The World’s Finest

| KIDS IN ACTION

By Kathleen M. Muldoon

Bizarro

| Wheel Life

By Charles N. Roman

Gearing Up for Summer Activities? Don’t Forget to Exercise

| SPORTS ROUNDUP

By Tom Scott

You may be planning to participate in a variety of outdoor activities and recreational sports this summer. But are your body and mind ready? Being in the best physical shape possible will not only help you stay active, but improve your self-esteem and confidence.

Planet Dog's Woofminster 2010, Benefiting Service Animal Organizations

If you’re in the neighborhood of Scarborough, Maine, in October, this sounds like a fun way way to support organizations in Maine and around the country that match people with service animals:

Celebrate ADA –> Win an iPad!

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by helping to assess the impact of the ADA and be entered to win a new Apple iPad, iPod touch or iPod shuffle!

4 Wheel City and Snoop Dogg track on sale July 4

A message from our favorite rapper and DJ, Tapwaterz and Ricfire of 4 Wheel City

Splice of Life

Nerve graft surgery is restoring some function and sensation for people with spinal cord injuries. Attendees of United Spinal’s Independence Expo on Long Island will get a chance to talk to representatives of the surgeons who are pioneering this medical procedure.

By Christofer Pierson

Conference in NYC: New Strategies for Accomplishing the Rehabilitation Mission

The following is an announcement from the the Northeast Rehabilitation Association for rehabilitation professionals

NYPL Remembers: A Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Signing of the ADA

Twenty Years of the ADA
A Look Back,
A Look Forward, and
Where We Are Now

Kessler Event: Empowering People with SCI to Compete in Today’s Workforce

Here’s an even at Kessler Foundation that should be of interest to United Spinal members in the Greater New York City area