United Spinal Member Newsletter

The StrongWheeled Together Awards 

Are Back!

 

In 2023, Our Community Celebrates in Las Vegas

Nominations are open!

Tell us about someone exceptional (including yourself) in: Entrepreneurship and Innovation • Performing Arts • Sports and Recreation • Visual Arts • Writing • Youth Leadership 

We are calling on members of our community to submit their nominations for the second annual StrongWheeled Together Awards by June 1st! United Spinal will fly winners to Las Vegas to celebrate their victory with our leading members, allies and corporate partners during the inaugural StrongWheeled Together Conference. Learn more about what’s different about this year’s awards, and how to be a part of the action. 

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Remembering Judy Heumann

We at United Spinal mourn the loss of a giant of the disability rights movement: Judy Heumann. The foundational achievements of our movement can all be traced back to Judy’s tireless work and peerless vision. Learn more about her life’s work—and get a personal glimpse at the woman who made history in this month’s features celebrating a titan of civil rights advocacy. 

• United Spinal Association Mourns the Death of Judy Heumann
• Judy Heumann Never Lost Her NYC Brass

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Thinkpieces: March Views from Our Movement 

Check out these interventions on issues that matter to us—and spread the message.

Kicking off a three-part series on access and inclusion, Steve Wright looks at the bigger strategic picture of the lasting change we need, and zooms in on our community’s struggles to make air travel and the built environment equitable.

In this month’s Message from the CEO, Vincenzo Piscopo takes on accessible parking—and invites you to join us in our fight to enforce and expand our rights. 

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