The Value of Accessing the Outdoors Nicholette's Story: Nature has always been a huge part of my life. Ever since I was a little girl being out in nature heals my soul. Growing up my father couldn't pay me to come inside from hiking and [...]
United Spinal Association has developed an emergency preparedness program called Ready to Roll. The first stage of this multi-stage program will take place over the next few years and focus on personal preparedness, sharing resources, and addressing issues together. As part of the first phase of this program United [...]
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We know that spinal cord injuries and disorders don't just affect the person that they are happening to. We are considering starting a family and friends support group and would love to get you thoughts on how it could be best organized. Please consider answering a few questions to help [...]
Hello All, Music is quite possibly one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. Most people enjoy music in some way, whether through playing a musical instrument, or going to a live concert, and when we do these things we are communicating with each other. Unfortunately, for some [...]
Hello All, This is another flashback. This time we have an article from September 21, 2014. This is a basic overview of the ADA. Enjoy reading! Our previous post discussed the history behind the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), beginning with the first US patent for a wheelchair, and ending [...]
Hello All, This is another old piece. This one comes from September 29, 2014, when we were on our previous website. We hope you enjoy. The wheelchair is one of the most common adaptive devices which individuals with spinal cord injuries use. Let’s look back through the years and find [...]
Hello All, Here is another older post from our previous website. We still find old articles that we have yet to transfer over, so we will continue trying to collect all of our content on this newer website. This post was from November 26, 2014. Thanks for reading! In a [...]
Hello All, This is another old post from our previous website. We will begin posting new content on a regular basis starting this week. However, since we wanted to share some older material today. Enjoy! The month of October is very exciting this year! That is because we have begun [...]
Here is the article our group was featured in from the Scranton Times on June 21st, 2015. Click the link below: http://bit.ly/1LKOP7O