Awhile back the Reeve Foundation conducted a brief online survey asking what annoys those who use wheelchairs most. An overwhelming response was the misuse of accessible parking. While this item wasn't featured in the list, I'm starting to think it should have been.... fake requests for wheelchairs at airports.
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We want to make everyone aware of an issue that is developing in New York that impacts spinal cord research. The New York Spinal Cord Injury Research Program (SCRIP) was established in 1998 and has raised over $70 million for spinal cord research. The program has helped establish New York as a leader in neuroscience research and has led to advances in robotics, electrical stimulation, drugs to prevent damage and promote repair and much more. Read More

The Settlement in the Medicare Improvement Standard case, Jimmo v. Sebelius, was approved on January 24, 2013 during a scheduled fairness hearing, marking a critical step forward for thousands of beneficiaries nationwide.Read More

This published originally by the Associated Press is a hard-pressed topic for our community. 

Breaking new ground, the U.S. Education Department is telling schools they must include students with disabilities in sports programs or provide equal alternative options. The directive, reminiscent of the Title IX expansion of athletic opportunities for women, could bring sweeping changes to school budgets and locker rooms for years to come.Read More

The ABA, one of the first laws passed by Congress addressing access for people with disabilities, requires that federally funded facilities be accessible according to established standards. The law applies to facilities designed, built or altered with Federal dollars or leased by Federal agencies. The ABA covers a wide range of government buildings, including post offices, social security offices, and Federal office buildings. It also applies to non-Federal buildings that are federally funded, such as schools, transit stations, local courthouses and jails, and public housing. Read More

Our friends at the Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc. wanted us to help spread the word that winning the class action lawsuit over "improved standards" was just the beginning. Your support is still needed to ensure the settlement is effectively implemented and communicated.Read More

TOMORROW - April 18, 2012 is National Call-In Day for Complex Rehab Technology. It is time to make a difference!

Join with thousands of other concerned citizens to help assure access for people with disabilities to the Complex Rehab Technology they require.

Call your Members of Congress U.S. Capitol switchboard - (202) 225-3121 Ask for your Senators' and Representative's Office. Don't know your Senator's or Congressperson's name? Click here and enter your Zip Code.

Tell the person answering the phone that you want {Senator's or Representative's name} to support a Separate Benefit Category under Medicare for Complex Rehab Technology.Read More

We just produced a new public service announcement asking people to support research for the study of SCI. It was developed by the Reeve Foundation's advertising partner BBDO New York, and features Rob Summers, a former college baseball pitcher, who was completely paralyzed from the chest down in 2006 after being struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run accident. Read More

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National Work Incentives Seminar Event (WISE) Webinar

Ticket to Work: You Asked. We Answer. Work Incentives That Work For You.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 1:00 p.m., EST
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This comes to us from disability advocate and friend of the Foundation, Lauren DeBruicker in regards to something that has been in the news a lot lately, accessible taxis. Read on:

Dear friends in Philadelphia’s wheelchair-using community,

In order to make taxicabs in all parts of Philadelphia more accessible to people with disabilities, the Philadelphia Parking Authority announced on Friday that it is seeking to amend local taxi regulations to require that 300 of Philadelphia’s taxis be wheelchair-accessible by the end of this year, and that 100% of Philadelphia’s taxis be accessible by 2016. Currently, there are only 2 accessible cabs in operating in Philadelphia.Read More

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