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MDA Advocacy: Influencing Change in Washington D.C.

By Maggie Callahan | August 8, 2023
Graphic design with a male in a yellow shirt and blue pants sitting in a wheelchair talking to a female with a notepad in her hand separated by two large hands creating a heart.
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Overcome Embarrassment of Asking for Help in Daily Life

By Andrew Zaleski | August 8, 2023
A group of three friends chat in the hallway at school with their friend in a wheelchair.
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How to Help Your Child Make Friends in School

By Claire Sykes | August 8, 2023
Amy Shinneman wearing a beige blazer, Leah Zelaya wearing an orange floral dress and Reagan Imhoff, in a pink and white tweed blazer, sit smiling in their wheelchairs with their hands in their laps in front of the US Capitol building.
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MDA Advocates Return to Capitol Hill

By MDA Staff | August 8, 2023
Jonathan Piacentino, with brown hair and a beard wearing a grey zip-up sweatshirt with a red shirt underneath, sits in his wheelchair looking into the distance on a football field.
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Jonathan Piacentino: How I’m Navigating Life After College

By Jonathan Piacentino | August 8, 2023
Blue and red graphic design of an inviting hospital emergency room.
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Smart Steps to Take in a Medical Emergency

By Darlene Demetri | August 8, 2023
DNA spiral pill on black background. Genetically modified food concept.
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DMD Gene Therapy Approval Ignites Hope

By Larry Luxner | August 1, 2023
Blog Post

Stand Up and Go with Mobile Standers and Standing Wheelchairs

By Kathy Wechsler; updated by Joanna Buoniconti | July 19, 2023
Problems with accessible environment for people with physical disability. Young black woman with millennial man in wheelchair having no possibility to enter building without ramp, outdoors
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A Dozen Ways to Ask for Help

By Barbara and Jim Twardowski, RN | July 18, 2023
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What You Need to Know About Feeding Tubes and Nutrition

By Cheryl Alkon | July 10, 2023