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A great example of what one person can do online. SLC See: http://nickscrusade.com/ News: http://www.npr.org/display_pages/features/feature_974391.html Fighting the Medicaid System Ala. Youth Crusades to Extend Nursing Care for Disabled ... clip ... After Dupree turns 21, Alabama's Medicaid program will pay for Dupree to move to a nursing home, but he says institutional care could not provide the constant attention he needs. He and his mother fear that if a ventilator tube came loose, an aide would not come by quickly enough to save his life. Knowing of the changes that would occur upon his 21st birthday, two years ago Dupree took matters into his own hands. Using his limited mobility - he has use of one thumb and an index finger - Dupree launched a crusade from his computer to change Alabama law. He's sent countless emails to politicians and policy makers and even launched a website, Nick's Crusade. ... clip ... *** Past Messages, Discussion http://e-democracy.org/do *** *** To subscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** Message body: SUB DO-WIRE *** *** To UNSUBSCRIBE instead, write: UNSUB DO-WIRE *** *** Please send submissions to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
