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Wheel:Life: Special Medicare Announcement

Speak up now to save your wheelchair: fight medicare cuts. Join more than 32,000 friends who use wheelchairs!

Congress is back in Washington D.C. and must pass a spending bill by December 9, 2016.

If you don't speak up NOW by contacting your Congressional Representatives, Medicare will drastically cut funding for home medical equipment by 50-80% in rural areas, deeply impacting wheelchair users.

Join the fight to protect mobility equipment by contacting Congress today. Urge congress to protect medical equipment access in rural America with a joint solution!

Courtesy of our partners at People for Quality Care.

Click the banner below to contact Congress TODAY!!!

Valley Metro: News Flash!

Valley Metro and the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) are evaluating all regional bus stops to create a comprehensive list of amenities, such as benches, shelters and shade, available for riders including those with disabilities.

You are invited to attend a public meeting to learn more about our study and share your feedback.

•Tuesday, December 6, 2016. 3:30-5 p.m.

•Tempe Transit Center, Don Cassano Room, 200 E. 5th St., Tempe 85281

Valley Metro also invites you to complete a brief survey here that will be available Tuesday, November 29, 2016 through Friday, December 23, 2016.

To find out more or to make reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities, please contact Stephanie Adames at 602.523.6042 or [email protected].