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Want to learn more about our important mission? Visit www.unitedspinal.org
United Spinal Association is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership organization formed in 1946 by paralyzed veterans. Our mission is to improve the quality of life of Americans with spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/D). Membership is free and open to all individuals with SCI/D.
For more than 60 years, we have committed our energy and our talents to improving the lives of individuals with SCI/D. Our initiatives, in promoting inclusion, improving access, fostering independence, enhancing mobility, and demanding equality, along with our commitment to member service, has helped to improve the quality of life and to create opportunities for our members and all people with SCI/D.
Creating disability awareness is ongoing at United Spinal. We get the message out to millions of people every year on topics ranging from public policy and disability etiquette to veterans benefits and the latest wheelchair innovations.


Millions of people each year are made aware of disability issues through our public service mailings, web sites, journals and magazines, conferences and instructional sessions, informative publications, participatory events, email alerts, television and press media, and by our greatest assets, our members and supporters. You can help to get the word out.
A Veterans’ Self-Help Guide:What You Should Know About VA Benefits, Claims And Health Care For Veterans With Spinal Cord Injuries And Disorders
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United Spinal Associations Peggy Hathaway Testifies On Long Delays In Social Security

United Spinal Associations Peggy Hathaway Testifies for Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities before House Ways & Means Subcommittees, Washington, DC.Peggy Hathaway, United Spinal Associations V...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Mar 2009 06:00:00 GMT

United Spinals VetsFirst Program Partners With The Veterans Health Council

Improving Veterans Health through Information and Advocacy(Washington, D.C., February 25)  United Spinal Association and its veterans services program, VetsFirst, in partnership with Vietnam Veterans...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Mar 2009 07:36:00 GMT

Check out this event: Independence Expo-Long Island

Hosted By:United Spinal AssociationWhen:Saturday, June 27, 2009Where:Suffolk Community College Sports & Exhibition Complex Brentwood, NY Description:The regions premiere lifestyle-enhancing Expo desi...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:14:00 GMT

Reverse The Federal Restriction On Funding For Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Now is the time to have your voices heard in support of stem cell research. United Spinal is joining in with the Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research (CAMR) and calling upon President Oba...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:05:00 GMT

Chloe Magazine: Can We Joke About Disability?

Happy New Year, Action online readers!To start the new year off on a relatively light note, heres an interesting food-for-thought article by Madonna Long on Chloe Magazine, which is loaded with good ...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:02:00 GMT

United Spinal Association Teams Up To Advance Accessible Public Transportation

United Spinal Association is collaborating with the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Accessible Public Transportation (RERC-APT) on ways to empower consumers and transit service providers...
Posted by on Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:46:00 GMT

Heightened Hopes on Disabilities Issues But No Panacea

By Peggy Hathaway, United Spinal Association With the election of Obama and a stronger Democratic majority in both the House and the Senate, many people in Washington have heightened hopes for disabi...
Posted by on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:35:00 GMT

Health Benefits of Yoga

Health Benefits of Yoga Shelley Sidelman, Yoga TherapistR.Y.T. 500, Syosset, New York Introduction What do you think of when you hear the word yoga? Unfortunately, even in 2009, the image of "pretz...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:22:00 GMT

United Spinal Sponsors Wheelchair Hip-Hop Group to Promote Disability Awareness

United Spinal Association is sponsoring 4 Wheel City, a hip-hop group that uses music as an outlet to inspire people with disabilities to pursue their dreams, during their upcoming "Welcome to Reality...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Oct 2008 06:17:00 GMT

Unanimous Congress Fixes Americans With Disabilities Act

United Spinal Association is proud that its recent advocacy efforts will reinstate protections against employment discrimination on the basis of disability. As the 110th session of Congress draws to ...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:15:00 GMT