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United Spinal Association

Link to make a donation and receive the beuatiful Living From The Heart Calendar
Link to wheelchair safety gear on sale at United Spinal online store.
Wheelchair and scooter parts. Discount for site visitors. Link to inquiry form.

Marlee Matlin’s Remarks at FCC Hearing on Broadband Access for People With Disabilities

Wheelchair Outtakes From Intakes Again

Humorous outtakes from wheelchair clinics. Clinics are not always starched white places. There is often fun to be found in this serious [...]

Wheelchair Transportation Safety

Looking for information on how to transport a wheelchair and user in a motor vehicle safely? Check out these links to the information from the [...]

A wheelchair is A wheelchair is A wheelchair?

So you think all wheelchairs are the same? Take a look at this video and get a real eye opener. It’s all about diversity and it’s all about choices. Enjoy the [...]

Carolina Crash Quad Rugby

The Carolina Crash quad rugby team is recruiting players for their upcoming season This is a great opportunity for interested parties in North or South Carolina to get involved in a competitive and exciting wheelchair [...]

Asbestos Now Linked to Cancer of the Ovaries and Larynx

A message from the Mesothelioma & Asbestos Awareness Center.

Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral that was used for many years as an industrial insulation material. In the late 1970’s physicians began to notice similar health conditions among those who worked with or were exposed to asbestos. Asbestos exposure seemed to predominantly affect the respiratory system [...]

Funded Wheelchairs Shouldn’t Be Measured By Dollars Alone

Rules, regulations, gatekeepers and conserving resources seem to be the guide on the road to obtaining a funded power wheelchair these days. Like most roads the potholes are numerous and deep.

Aside from those who believe that funders (Medicare, Medicaid, insurers) have overly restrictive criteria for obtaining a wheelchair, there is a large number of [...]

Independence Is Not So Simple

I found this video while scrounging around Youtube for something completely unrelated to wheelchairs.

It is meant to be a promational video for adaptive vans and related equipment but there is more to this video than at first meets the eye. It is a really a good example of how the right combination of assistive technology, [...]

NJ Handicapped Parking Abuses Spur Action

It appears that drivers with disabilities in the Garden State have had enough of long standing handicapped parking abuses and infringements. A public meeting has been planed to discuss the [...]

All Winners With Hippotherapy

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