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NCART: CRT Awareness Week to Focus on Making Local Impact
Mark your calendars and make plans to participate the week of August 19, which
NCART has designated as National
Complex Rehab Technology (CRT)
Awareness Week. The purpose of the week is to expand awareness of the important role CRT plays in the lives of people with disabilities and to increase engagement in activi- ties to protect access.
According to Mickae Lee,
NCART’s Director of Advocacy,
the organization is preparing by
collecting testimonials from the CRT
community, creating new educational materials, and collaborating with organizations like NRRTS, the Clinician Task Force, and others to maximize participation on
a national level. NCART will also be encouraging its members to promote the importance of advocacy within their own networks, schedule meetings with members of Congress in their home offices, attend Town Hall events, or invite Members to visit CRT provider locations.
NCART facilitates and encourages working with members of Congress and their staff throughout the year via Capitol Hill fly-ins, assisting with in-district member site visits, and educating advocates on how to explain CRT
and legislation that protects access. The organization earmarks a week in August for
a focused and concentrated advocacy push while members of Congress are in their home districts for the August recess.
This summer has gotten off to a fast and exciting start for CRT stakeholders, as language from H.R. 2293 — the bill to protect access to CRT manual wheel- chairs — has been included in two larger House bills, signifi- cantly increasing the likelihood
of passage this year.
Executive Director Don Clayback said of the upcoming
activities, “The timing of National CRT Awareness Week is important because we’ve just seen first-hand what consistent advocacy can accomplish. Getting more people involved on a local level will solidify the founda- tion we’ve all been working hard to build so that we can see bigger change happen.”
Get more specifics on National CRT Awareness
Week at www.ncart.us, and at the advocacy site ProtectMyMobility.org. To learn more about how you can get involved, email Mickae Lee at mlee@ncart.us. m
Veloce Wins Red Dot Design Award
Motion Composites’ Veloce carbon fiber wheelchair has won a Red Dot Award for design for 2018.
The folding ultralightweight chair is the manufacturer’s second chair to win a Red Dot design award. Motion Composites’ rigid-framed APEX, also made of carbon fiber, won a Red Dot award in 2017.
Eric Simoneau, President/CEO of Motion Composites, said in a news announcement, “From the beginning, Motion Composites has been laser-focused on devel- oping best-in-class wheelchairs which are not only
very light and durable, but also incorporate unique design elements. Selecting the right wheelchair is a very personal decision for our users, and the Veloce is a great choice for someone that wants a foldable model
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that can be perfectly adjusted to meet their everyday needs.”
Motion Composites
launched Veloce in
2018, calling it the
company’s most
technically advanced
folding model. The
manufacturer lauded
the chair’s unibody
frame with symmetrical crossbrace, integrated impact guards and bubble levels, and “unparalleled adjusta- bility at key points.” m
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