Chanda Hinton Leichtle has been paralyzed below the chest since age 9, when an accidental shooting severed her spinal cord. Hinton Leichtle and her sister, Crystal Hinton, established the nonprofit Chanda Plan Foundation in 2005 after Hinton Leichtle experienced significant health improvements through the use of integrative therapies for symptoms caused by a spinal cord injury. The Foundation’s mission is to improve the quality of life for people with physical disabilities by providing direct access to integrative therapies to treat symptoms of spinal cord injuries, muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, spina bifida and brain injuries. The results of this integrated approach are reduced pain and need for pain medication, lessened time spent at medical visits, and increased hours engaged in community and work. The Foundation also creates systemic change to increase access to integrative therapies, lower health care costs and improve health outcomes for persons with physical disabilities who rely on Medicaid. In 2009 the Foundation worked with policymakers to pass the Spinal Cord Injury Medicaid Waiver, which is evaluating the efficacy of acupuncture, massage and chiropractic services and the consequential cost savings for persons with spinal cord injuries in Colorado.