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Read the latest news about issues affecting the neuromuscular disease community.

A boy with light skin and dark hair and swim goggles perched on his forehead looks at the camera with a large, open-mouthed smile and his hands up in the air. He wears a blue long-sleeve rash guard and life vest and sits in a beach wheelchair with large, yellow inflated wheels designed to roll on sand.
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities: The State of Neuromuscular Disease Advocacy Around the World

By Larry Luxner | December 1, 2022
Illustration of five square tiles representing natural disasters: tornado, draught, earthquake, thunderstorm, and tsunami wave.
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The Best Way to Prepare People With Disabilities and Their Communities for Natural Disasters

By Myrna Traylor | November 18, 2022
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Will New Federal Funding Make Public Transit More Accessible?

By Susan Johnston Taylor | October 29, 2022
Beckley sits in his wheelchair surrounded by his three sisters, mother, and father.
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How a Man With DMD Won His Right to Live Independently

By Cheryl Alkon | September 29, 2022
Female Scientist Looking Under Microscope with test tubes on her table
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Muscular Dystrophy Association Announces 70 Research Grants Totaling Over $17 Million

By MDA Staff | September 19, 2022
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Accessible Fashion Hits the Runway with Double Take Fashion Show

By Rebecca Hume | September 15, 2022
Hands with rubber gloves hold the heel of an infant in one hand and a piece of paper with newborn testing sample in the other hand.
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The Latest on Newborn Screening

By Mark Fisher | September 6, 2022
Siblings Joshua and Holly Szymczak, holding hands and wearing their Harley-Davidson t-shirts
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1st Annual Hayes Festival and Motorcycle Rally Unites Southeastern Wisconsin in Support of MDA

By Amanda Konopka | August 24, 2022
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MDA Announces Advocacy Collaboration Grants Funding Opportunity

By Mark Fisher | August 23, 2022
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MDA Tribute Tour Takes Houston: A “Family Reunion” to Remember

By Mindy Henderson | June 7, 2022