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#yiv5120397580 Rep. Zeldin Holds Press Conference
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August 31, 2016
Wheelchair Accessories Legislation Gains Support
CRT Stakeholders and Friends,
Yesterday Representative Lee Zeldin (R-NY), the House sponsor of our complex
wheelchair accessories bill H.R.3229, held a press conference at The Children's
Center at United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) of Long Island, a school for students
with developmental disabilities. The purpose of the press conference was to
call for Congress to pass H.R.3229 this year, legislation that he labeled as a
"must pass" bill to protect access for people with disabilities. Other CRT
stakeholders in attendance also spoke in support. These included Stephen
Friedman, President and CEO of UCP of Long Island; Rolf Walter, a 50 year
client of UCP who uses a CRT power wheelchair; and Linda Bollinger-Lunger, a
physical therapist with Long Island Select Healthcare who has been delivery CRT
seating and mobility for 17 years. All three did a very good job in emphasizing
the critical need to protect access to CRT and for Congress to pass this bill.
The press conference was well attended and Representative Zeldin was joined by
local elected officials, staff of UCP of Long Island, residents from UCP of
Long Island's 31 homes, advocates for individuals with disabilities, and
members of the community. You can view the 20 minute press conference here and
the related press release can be found here. In addition to the press
conference, national consumer, patient, and clinician organizations have once
again communicated in writing to Congress urging passage of H.R.3229/S.2196.
The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) sent a supporting letter
signed by 26 national organizations to Congress on August 18th. The ITEM
Coalition followed up with a similar letter signed by 37 national organizations
on August 25th. Those letters can be found and downloaded here.
We sincerely thank Representative Zeldin and the members of the CCD and the
ITEM Coalition for their continued leadership and support.
These positive developments come at an excellent time and let Congress know
this legislation must be passed this year. The documents and information can be
shared as part of your follow up with the offices of your Representative and
Senators. We need all 3 of your Members signed on as co-sponsors to build on
this momentum! Congress will be back in session starting next Tuesday for most
of September and next week is the ideal time for follow up. Use the resources
at www.access2crt.org to see if your Members have signed on and to make
additional outreach as needed. |
| Regards,
Don
Donald E. ClaybackExecutive Director | NCART
Office 716-839-9728 | Cell 716-913-4754
[email protected] |www.ncart.us
P.S. If you know of other CRT stakeholders who would like to receive these
types of updates please have them sign up at the NCART website. |
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