As we celebrate America’s Independence Day, we also salute our troops and thank veterans for their service.
We also recognize that disabled veterans need to know what resources are available to them so they can get the support they need and deserve. In fact, there are many resources available for veterans with serious injuries.
The Reeve Foundation has a great Military and Veterans Program (MVP). They help our service men and women, whether they are paralyzed through combat-related, service-related, or non-service-related events.
Paralyzed Veterans of America provides updates on research and education for spinal cord injury, a great list of mobility resources, employment resources, and more at www.pva.org.
PVA also partners with the Care Cure Community. You can find an online forum on their site where members of the SCI community can post questions and support others: https://sci.rutgers.edu/
The U.S. Department of Defense also has a Warrior Care division, which offers numerous resources, including caregiver support and adaptive sports programs for veterans. Warrior Care hosts an annual event, the Warrior Games, which features multiple sporting events with athletes representing teams from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, U.S. Special Operations Command, and the British Armed Forces. For more information, please click here to visit the site.
Operation Rise and Conquer is another great military program through the Adaptive Sports Center in Crested Butte, Colorado. The center offers high-quality adventure activities for military service personnel, empowering and inspiring wounded soldiers and veterans to regain confidence and trust in themselves and others.
We wish everyone a happy and safe 4th of July, and we thank our veterans for their service.
