United Spinal Association

Before Nancy Berg and Diane Ulmer started the Nebraska chapter of United Spinal four years ago, they were on separate missions to create a community for people with spinal cord injuries in Nebraska. Berg, a wheelchair user, and Ulmer, an occupational therapist at Madonna Rehabilitation H...

United Spinal Association is a founding member of the Defend Community Integration Coalition. The coalition’s statement follows.

September 24, 2026 — Yesterday, the federal judge in the case of Texas v. Kennedy entered an order throwing out the community integration provisions of the Section 504 rule issued in 2024 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Se...