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Author: Brian Thesing

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September 17, 2019

The Letter to Sen. Duckworth was endorsed by 29 organizations. This included seven organizations representing purpose persons with a mobility disability, five organizations representing persons with a visual impairment, four organizations representing persons within intellectual challenges and six organizations that protect the civil rights of disabled persons. In addition, several organizations are professionals who work with disabled persons such as the American Physical Therapy Association and the National Recreation and Parks Association. AARP is also a supporting organization. Read more.

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July 22, 2019

Mobility Fitness is thrilled to announce the newest member of our Advisory Committee, Andrew Imparato. He will join a growing list of disability rights leaders to advise Mobility Fitness strategically in the coming years.

Imparato has served as executive director of the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) since 2013. As a disability rights lawyer and policy professional with more than 25 years of experience in government and advocacy roles, Imparato has worked with bipartisan policymakers to advance disability policy at the national level in the areas of civil rights, workforce development, and disability benefits. Prior to coming to AUCD, he was senior counsel and disability policy director for Chairman Tom Harkin on the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. Before that, he spent 11 years as President and CEO of the American Association of People with Disabilities, a national organization working to grow the political and economic power of the disability community. Imparato's perspective is informed by his personal experience with bipolar disorder.

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April 30, 2019

Almost 30 years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Senators Tammy Duckworth, Bob Casey, and Richard Blumenthal have introduced a new civil rights bill that will guarantee equal access to fitness facilities for people with disabilities.

Mobility Fitness Press Release April 30 2019