Staring Down Disasters
United Spinal is implementing an emergency preparedness campaign to help people with SCI/D address the effects and risks associated with disasters.
November 2020
Podcaster Rhonel Cinous
Four years after sustaining a C5 injury, Rhonel Cinous is using his podcast to rediscover who he is through conversations with others from the SCI community.
October 2020
Financial Entrepreneur Shawnique Cotton
Shawnique is pushing through health setbacks to make her first million dollars and help others reach financial self-sufficiency.
September 2020
Pathways To Employment
The first “Future of Work” event on Oct. 29 will focus on highlighting solutions that solve barriers to work and workplace complications.
Paralympian/Occupational Therapist Kerri Morgan
With the 2020 Games postponed, Paralympian Kerri Morgan finds herself at a crossroads. But not for the reason you might expect.
August 2020
NASA Scientist Shannon Franks
Shannon Franks tackles some of our planet’s most difficult scientific questions. He brings that same approach to his personal life.
Capstone Cooperation
United Spinal Association is hosting two graduate students from Mary Baldwin University as they complete their capstone projects for the university’s doctoral program in occupational therapy.
July 2020
Epidural Stimulation Advocate Keith Smith
Besieged by medical problems, Keith Smith couldn’t picture a positive future for himself. A fortuitous phone call and an epidural stimulator changed everything.
Helping People Survive the Nightmare
Gabrielle Broder is one of roughly 300 people across the United States who received COVID-19 relief grants from United Spinal this spring.
June 2020
Research Assistant: Chanelle Wimbish
While the world grapples with COVID-19, Chanelle Wimbish works to help find a treatment for another devastating disease.
