By Kareem Dale -- Special Assistant to the President for Disability Policy"Celebrating with substance" is my own phrase, but others might say "partying with a purpose." No matter whether you use one of these classic phrases (yes, I’ve claimed my phrase as a classic), we did just that on Monday at the White House with our celebration to mark the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. As President Obama culminated the celebration of this historic and landmark civil rights law,
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Aug.12, 2010 Sunday, August 15th marks the date of the 38th Annual Falmouth Road Race. There will be 10,000 plus runners hitting the streets for this 7 mile event. Over the years, this race has become a summer tradition on Cape Cod, and Ride-Away, America’s largest provider of wheelchair vans and adaptive equipment for people with disabilities, is proud to support the Compassionate Care ALS team. Compassionate Care ALS has raised most of its funds through organizations sponsoring the Compas
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Visit the Ride-Away Booth at the Cure CMD Family Conference on August 14th-15th Aug. 12, 2010 On August 14-15, Ride-Away’s Norristown PA location will be exhibiting at the Cure CMD Conference at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. This event is an educational experience that will inform attendees of CMD, how to be aware of what’s going on in the world of CMD, and the new scientific discoveries that will hopefully lead to a cure for CMD. Stop by the Ride-Away booth to get some giveaw
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Posted on 08-06-2010 by admin
A terminally ill boy whose specialized wheelchair was broken on an Air Canada flight from Toronto to New York has been given it back after the airline had it fixed.Tanner Bawn, 10, his aunt and his mother arrived at La Guardia Airport on Wednesday and discovered the boy's $15,000 custom wheelchair in pieces. The boy, a native of Kamloops, B.C., suffers from Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy.Shortly after 2 p.m. ET, Scott Stratten, a self-described viral and social marketing expert who is accompany
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Posted on 07-26-2010 by admin
Many of Disney World’s transportation systems are wheelchair accessible for guests with disabilities. There are many local resources that have many different options for you when it comes to your mobility needs. The cost of renting a wheelchair at Disney World is $12 per day and the cost of renting one of the resort’s electric scooters is $50 per day. There are many different wheelchair rental locations throughout each park and resort locations. Within each Disney theme park, wheelchair a
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