Posts Tagged ‘Standing Up for Mobility’
Crip Camp
THE DISABILITY RIGHTS MOVEMENT WAS BORN AT A CAMP RUN BY HIPPIES. I’m very tired of being thankful for accessible toilets. If I have to be thankful for an accessible bathroom, when am I ever gonna be equal in the community? When Judy Heumann poignantly asks that question in the 2020 Academy Award-nominated documentary Crip…
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WHILE THE PAST YEAR BROUGHT MANY CHANGES, CHALLENGES REMAIN FOR COMPLEX REHABILITATION TECHNOLOGY (CRT). TO GUARANTEE OUR VOICES ARE HEARD, WE MUST STAY IN FRONT OF POLICY MAKERS. The Issue On July 1, Medicare will cut funding for CRT manual wheelchair accessories. This is the most pressing issue CRT users are currently facing. For those…
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