NEW ISSUE

Celebrating United Spinal Association’s 75th Anniversary

United Spinal Association strives to make the world a better place for wheelchair users and has helped revolutionize access to technology, transportation and rehab, to name a few accomplishments. We’ve devoted this issue to United and filled it with stories, posts and infographics in our attempt to showcase 75 years of advocacy and service. We hope you come away as proud as we are.

Technology for Everyone

Smart speakers, speech-to-text, autonomous vehicles, virtual reality … groundbreaking technological innovations like these have never been developed with people with spinal cord injuries and other mobility disabilities in the room. Until now. Check out how wheelchair users are sharing their experiences and insights to help tech companies make their products more accessible from the ground up.

How We Became United Spinal

From a group of World War II vets fighting for basic access in New York City to the largest SCI/D organization in the country advocating for full societal inclusion, United Spinal has a history that touches on every aspect of the disability rights movement. Josie Byzek takes a time machine tour to look at the larger-than-life personalities and outsized events that have made us who we are.

Blog

A Quad’s Breakthrough COVID-19 Experience

Kary Wright and his wife, Terry, were both vaccinated and thought they were careful. Then after visiting her father in hospice, Terry came down with cold symptoms and tested positive for COVID-19. Read how this frightening experience helped Wright understand that even though vaccines aren’t an impermeable shield, they still offer a powerful level of protection — one he was grateful to have.

VIRTUAL GALA

Register for Our Nov. 10 Celebration

Join us as our guests on November 10, 2021, at 6 p.m. EST, as we celebrate United Spinal Association’s 75th anniversary! Registration for the 75th Virtual Gala is free. Please spread the word and invite your family, friends and network. This celebratory evening is right around the corner, and we look forward to welcoming you as we continue Building an Inclusive World. Click the link here to register.

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