United Spinal Association Inc

“All officers and directors are sent a draft copy of form 990. Comments are sent to the ceo. Replies are sent to the respective officer or director and the form 990 is changed as necessary.”

“Annual questionaire is required from all officers and directors”

“Compensation for the ceo is reviewed by a four board member commitee, which utilized nonprofit compensation surveys. Contemporraneous substantiation of the deliberations and decisions are maintained.”

“Compensation is reviewed by a four board member commitee, which utilizes nonprofit compensation surveys. Contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberations and decisions are maintained.”

“Kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, mississippi, missouri, new hampshire, new jersey, new mexico, new york, north carolina, north dakota, ohio, oklahoma, oregon, pennsylvania, rhode island, south carolina, tennessee, utah, virginia, washington, west virginia, wisconsin”

“Copies of policies are sent upon request at no charge. Audited financial statements are available on the organization's website- www.unitedspinal.org.”

“Organization's mission or most significant activities to improve the quality of life for all americans living with spinal cord injuries and disorders (sci/d), including multiple sclerosis, spinal bifada, lou gehrig's disease (als), and post-polio. The furtherance of this mission includes such programs as vetsfirst, a federally recognized veteran's service organization, over 20 publications which are available for downloading free of charge, spinal cord central, kids sports clinics, peer mentoring, independence expos, research support, accessibility services, able to travel, public policy and advocacy and wheelchair medic.”

“Volunteer assistance with navigating attendees on capital hill.”

“Hundreds of new claims and recovering approximately 1.9 million in federal benefits on their behalf. United spinal association also operates able to travel, a full service personalized travel agency specializing in travel for people with disabilities. United spinal hosted a) an independence expo in florida for over 1000 consumers who were able to test and observe technology, attend consumer presentations and workshops which showcase ways to enhance and improve independence and health for people with disabilities; and b) a kids sports clinic in pa which introduces school age children with disabilities to adaptive sports and their caregivers are provided community resource information; and c) women without limits "from within" - a discussion about self-esteem, self-awareness & self-empowerment for women with disabilities. This annual conference, which is co-sponsored by independence care systems (ics), is designed to improve the lives, health, and well-being of women with disabilities. Various workshops on lifestyle enhancing topics are offered. The association has several websites full of information and resources for individuals with spinal cord injury/disease. There are also over 20 publications available for download free of charge on unitedspinal.org. The usa tech guide website, operated by the association, provides information and consumer reviews on assistive technology devices. A staff member of united spinal's public policy program service on the bod of the consortium of citizens with disabilities (ccd), an organization of groups representing people with disabilities seeking to influence federal policy makers, i.e., congress and executive agencies. We also are on the bod of the american association of people with disabilities (aapd) and chair its finance committee, and are steering committee members of the national disability leadership alliance. All of this involvement ensures cross disability support for our advocacy efforts for those with sci and other mobility impairments. Advocacy efforts on polling place access, taxis service, subway access resulted in litigation which is ongoing. Moreover, the center for medicare/medicaid services (cms) of hhs has used our policy staff to bridge the gap between consumers using durable medical equipment (dme) and the federal government, explaining federal policy to people with disabilities and the needs of consumers to the federal government, while maintaining close relationships with the manufacturers and vendors of dme. Public policy brought approximately 80 wheelchair users to washington dc for a day of training followed by a day of visiting elected officials followed by a congressional reception. On august 29, 2012 the merger between united spinal association and national spinal cord injury association (nscia) was completed. The combined membership of the organization is nearly 40,000 with approximately 40 chapters and 200 support groups around the country.”

“Book / tax depreciation difference 2,667”