via By Dan Gray, KTVI Fox 2 News ST. LOUIS, Mo.- Voting is one of our most important civil rights, but it isn’t always accessible for paralyzed veterans and others with disabilities. A recent government report found that less than half of polling locations were accessible in the 2016 election. Former navy seal and the past […]

WASHINGTON (July 21, 2020) — Paralyzed Veterans of America applauds final passage of specially adaptive housing improvement legislation, H.R. 3504, as amended.  This legislation ensures that catastrophically disabled veterans can more easily make needed accessibility modifications to their homes. “If we have learned anything during this pandemic, it is that veterans with catastrophic injuries and […]

via By David M. Perry, The New York Times Technology is changing the ways that disabled people interact with the world; perhaps more important, it’s also shifting how the world interacts with disabled people. As the 30th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act approaches on July 26, many leaders, designers and scholars in the […]

WASHINGTON, DC — Paralyzed Veterans of America today announced that U.S. Air Force veteran, David Zurfluh, who served in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, will serve as national president of the 74-year-old veterans service organization for a fourth consecutive term. Zurfluh was re-elected by Paralyzed Veterans of America’s board of directors during the […]

via by Emily DeCiccio, Fox News U.S. Navy veteran Tom Wheaton, who has been living with paralysis since 1988 and has worked tirelessly to raise awareness for paralyzed veterans, is now aiming his efforts at people with serious disabilities who are facing mounting risks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch the latest video at foxnews.com “A […]

WASHINGTON – This afternoon, the PVA National office released the following statement: Click image to view full size

via  by Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union Tribune SAN DIEGO, CA — Stay-at-home orders enacted nationwide in March were seen as necessary, if unprecedented, as the spread of the novel coronavirus threatened to overwhelm hospitals. However, the wide societal shutdown also disrupted the support systems and coping routines of many veterans living with physical and […]

via   by Niki Wentling, Stars and Stripes WASHINGTON – Army veteran Stan Brown, a quadriplegic, relies on seven caregivers for nearly everything, from eating and dressing to running errands. A few weeks ago, when one caregiver showed up to his St. Louis home with a cough, Brown, 72, sent her away and spent the […]

WASHINGTON, April 17, 2020 — Paralyzed Veterans of America is launching Stories from the Inside, a national awareness and support campaign, featuring long-time supporter Ben Affleck and paralyzed veterans sharing their fears and struggles from the confinement of their homes due to COVID-19. PVA is taking action during the crisis to ensure the nation’s most catastrophically injured veterans have access to […]

WASHINGTON –The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced, April 1, the National Veterans Wheelchair Games, scheduled to occur July 3-8 in Portland, Ore., has been canceled amid concerns surrounding COVID-19. VA made this decision out of an abundance of caution for the health, safety and well-being of vulnerable populations like older Veterans and those with […]

WASHINGTON (March 25, 2020) — Paralyzed Veterans of America is proud to announce its 2020 PVA Research Foundation grant recipients. Through its PVA Research Foundation, Paralyzed Veterans of America has awarded over $790,000 in grant funds to support spinal cord injury research. Each year, the PVA Research Foundation funds scientists at institutions who conduct research […]

WASHINGTON (March 19, 2020) — Paralyzed Veterans of America Executive Director Carl Blake issued the following statement regarding the medical treatment of veterans with spinal cord injury (SCI) and diseases such as MS and ALS, and other people with disabilities during the coronavirus pandemic.                                                                                                                                     “During this unprecedented pandemic, it’s important to remember everybody […]

WASHINGTON (March 3, 2020) — Paralyzed Veterans of America’s leaders are meeting with lawmakers this week to urge that veterans’ health care, benefits, and civil rights are prioritized during the second session of the 116th Congress. Before a joint hearing of the House and Senate Committees on Veterans’ Affairs today, PVA National President David Zurfluh […]

Washington, D.C. —  The Independent Budget (IB) co-authors—DAV (Disabled American Veterans), Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA), and the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars)—have issued “The Independent Budget Veterans Agenda for the 116th Congress: Critical Issue Update.” This follow-up to the group’s 2019 report evaluates progress on 26 key recommendations concerning access to veterans health care, […]

Donations from Penske total over $5 million in the past five years  WASHINGTON (Feb. 19, 2020) — Paralyzed Veterans of America received over $1 million through Penske Automotive Group’s 2019 Service Matters campaign to benefit our nation’s heroes. Since its inception in 2015, Penske Automotive Group’s Service Matters campaign has contributed over $5 million to support […]