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National Spinal Cord Injury Association


National Spinal Cord Injury Association
One Church Street Suite 600

Rockville, MD 20850
Work (800) 962-9629
Thursday, February 9, 2012



The mission of The National Spinal Cord Injury Association (NSCIA) is to enable people with spinal cord injury and disease (SCI/D) to achieve their highest level of independence, health, and personal fulfillment by providing resources, services, and peer support. NSCIA actively advocates for best practices and public policies that proactively affect people with SCI/D, their families and service providers. We conduct public policy initiatives through our chapters and at the national level. The organization has developed and maintains close working relationships with key contacts at the White House, in Congress, and strategic federal agencies. We also actively collaborate with other national organizations on issues of mutual concern.
http://www.spinalcord.org/

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National Spinal Cord Injury Association
One Church Street Suite 600
Rockville, MD 20850


National Spinal Cord Injury Association News


02/07/2012 03:23 PM
69-Time Gold Medalist and Multi-Sport Wheelchair Athlete Named Spokesperson for National Mobility Awareness Month
69-Time Gold Medalist and Multi-Sport Wheelchair Athlete Named Spokesperson for National Mobility Awareness Month
02/07/2012 08:01 AM
Pennsylvania's Top Two Youth Volunteers Selected in 17th Annual National Awards Program
Neha Gupta, 15, of Yardley and Calista Pierce, 12, of Guys Mills today were named Pennsylvania's top two youth volunteers for 2012 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism.
01/13/2012 11:48 PM
'Exoskeleton' Helps Paralyzed Stand, Take Steps
THURSDAY, Jan. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Veteran ski patrol member Mike Rhode was speeding down a snowy slope at Hunter Mountain in New York state when his ski unexpectedly popped off.
01/19/2012 11:15 AM
ThinkFirst Canada Welcomes Federal Government investment in Active and Safe Initiatives: Brain Injury Prevention in ...
OTTAWA/TORONTO, Jan. 19, 2012 /CNW/ - ThinkFirst Pensez d'Abord Canada (TFC) is pleased to announce today their collaboration with The Canadian Centre for Ethics and Sport (CCES), Coaching Association ...
02/01/2012 01:34 AM
Rensselaer professor wins CAREER Award from NSF
Ryan Gilbert, assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has won a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER) from the National Science Foundation (NSF).



YouTube Videos


08/27/2010 07:41 AM
Sit Ski
Rochester Chapter of the National Spinal Cord Injury Association Sit Ski Event
11/30/2011 02:27 AM
Review of Million Dollar Baby Movie by Disabled People Video
Movie reviews of "Million Dollar Baby" by persons with disabilities. Reviews of the movie by the "National Spinal Cord Injury Association", "Not Dead Yet" and "The American Association of People With Disabilities", along with commentary. Original music from rosaryfilms. The very idea that a severely disabled person might decide that their life is not worth living has driven various folks in the disability advocacy movement, as well as a few highly visible figures on the right-wing talk-show circuit and some in pro-life circles, into a frenzy. Marcie Roth, director of the National Spinal Cord Injury Association, said she hates the film's ending because so many people still think that "having a spinal-cord injury is a fate worse than death... Unfortunately," she told The Associated Press, "the movie is saying death is better than disability." Eastwood's message that life with SCI, with a disability, is not worth living is a prejudice shared by many. Missing is an exploration of why Maggie was in a nursing home without rehabilitation rather than returning home and attempting a decent quality of life. Eastwood fails to include mention that it is discrimination, poverty, and an inaccessible society that sometimes lead newly-injured people to abandon hope and choose death. "Eastwood is remembered by many for his attack on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 2000," said Marcie Roth, CEO of the National Spinal Cord Injury Association. "I'm saddened but not surprised that ...
07/06/2011 01:26 PM
The Peer Program (BC Paraplegic Association)
Jean Potvin was a workaholic who suffered a terrifying accident on the job that broke his back and left him a paraplegic. Hear how he regained his spirit to live and the gift that his family gave him that allowed him to push forward to help other people with spinal cord injuries.
08/04/2011 04:11 PM
Good Morning America
GMA covering The Mt. Sinai Life Challenge trip to The Blue Sky Ranch
02/17/2011 02:21 PM
NSCIA ABILITIES EXPO 2008 SANTINA MUHA STARR
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