Wheelchair Users’ Experiences With New COVID-19 Vaccine
Wheelchair users are starting to receive COVID-19 vaccinations and report being relieved that they may soon be immune to the virus. “In short, it is amazing! I have waited on this since March, and I...
View Article8 New Products for Wheelchair Users
We asked companies that sell products for wheelchair users to tell us what they’ve got that’s new. Here’s what they told us: Meet market newcomer Cheelcare Companion Power Assist Cheelcare says its new...
View ArticlePiscopo’s Vision: Maximizing The Disability Advantage
Seventy-five years after United Spinal Association was born, Piscopo is looking to leverage his background in creativity and innovation to make sure the organization remains the go-to organization for...
View ArticleLeading From the Heart: United Spinal’s New CEO, Enzo Piscopo
It is our first all-staff meeting with our new boss. Jim Weisman has retired as United Spinal’s CEO and gracefully bowed out, and now Vincenzo “Enzo” Piscopo is in charge. What will the culture of our...
View ArticleYes, Home Care is Infrastructure
Home care being reframed as infrastructure is the most revolutionary development in personal assistance since ADAPT bullied the bully Newt Gingrich, then speaker of the U.S. House, into supporting Our...
View Article9 New Apps, Accessories, Wheelchairs and More
We asked our vendors to share what’s new and WOW, did they come through! Read on for updates on apps, adaptive vehicles, wheelchairs and more. Braunability goes green with its launch of the first-ever...
View ArticleHow We Became United Spinal Association
Today, United Spinal Association is the largest disability membership organization in the world, with 59,000 members, 49 chapters, close to 200 support groups and over 100 rehab and hospital partners....
View ArticleThe Disability Guide We’ve Been Waiting For
Rooted in Rights Editor Emily Ladau has gifted the disability community with a short, simple book that packs in just about everything we wish our friends and families understood about disability but...
View ArticleEnter to Win Accessible VIP Treatment at a Portugal. The Man Concert
Today the Grammy-award winning rock band Portugal. The Man released its new single, “ What, Me Worry?” and announced “Night Out,” its new initiative to support disabled fans requiring ADA access. In...
View ArticleA Spirit Runs Through Us All
Spiritual connection can be found anywhere, whether in a church, synagogue, at the top of a ravine or in a Facebook post. These four wheelchair users share where they find it, how they recognize it,...
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