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Dave’s Story– Many Individuals Discover Rewarding Careers after Disability

Tom Scott
Editor, United Spinal Association

There is a myth that people with disabilities live on the public dole. Dave Collins, a 61 year-old, Illinois-native and Spinal Cord Advocate reader has proven otherwise.
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Major Reform Battle Won in House

On Saturday, November 7, the House of Representatives narrowly passed Health Care Reform legislation, winning a major battle for health care reformers and people with disabilities.
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  • People with disabilities can get affordable, adequate health care coverage
  • No denial of coverage because of a disability or other chronic condition
  • No annual or lifetime caps on coverage
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Health Care Reform Coming to Vote in House

The House is about to vote on their health reform bill. The time to call and have your voice heard in support of people with disabilities and health care is NOW.
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  • Includes Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act

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Let’s Work To Keep Americans With Disabilities In Their Homes

People with disabilities should not have to choose between staying in their homes and getting the services they need. Sad to say, that is what happens way too often.

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  • Community First Choice Option and CLASS Act let people with disabilities get the services they need at home – rather than a nursing home.
  • Health care reform ends health insurance discrimination against people with disabilities and chronic conditions

If you act now, we can change this – so people with disabilities can get needed services and supports that let them stay in their own homes.
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If All New Taxis were Accessible

If all new taxis were accessible, in every community, eventually the word “taxi” would mean “accessible taxi.”
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  • Flexible and accessible taxi transportation would help people find and hold jobs.
  • Accessible taxis could be used to link wheelchair users with mass transit systems.
  • Accessible taxis would be more cost efficient than paratransit.

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Denied A Wheelchair?

Like many Americans who are wheelchair users you may likely be faced with the fact that at some time you will be denied a wheelchair by Medicare, or maybe you already have been.
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  • Being part of the community may not be an option for Medicare wheelchair users.
  • Medicare is creating "housebound" Americans.

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DENIED by Mark C. Sullivan

Back in the spotlight: in the home restriction
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