Reach Out Magazine is now a part of Reach Out ABILITIES Services, Inc.

Reach Out Magazine is now a part of Reach Out ABILITIES Services, Inc. Reach Out Magazine, a publication by people with disABILITIES for people with disABILITIES, is now a part of Reach Out ABILITIES Services, INC, a Florida nonprofit 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization.
Home ACA Names New Editor and Senior Editor Knoxville, TN. -- Rick Bowers and Bill Dupes, employees in the Publications Department of the Amputee Coalition of America (ACA), have been promoted to editor and senior editor, respectively. Shark-Attack Survivor Accepts National “Free Spirit” Honor Bethany Hamilton, a shark-attack survivor who overcame the loss of her left arm to return to the sport of surfing, has been acclaimed as a 2004 Free Spirit honoree. ADVOCACY UPDATE: Massachusetts Parity Bill ADVOCACY UPDATE: Estimate of Number of Persons Living with Limb Loss in NY State “The Best Thing in the World” Raised in a small, supportive community, Jaymie Kraus didn’t learn about the adversities and opportunities of people with limb differences until she became an adult Colorado - Prosthetic and Orthotic Adult Benefit Summary Providing Medicaid coverage for prosthetics saves money for states Massachusetts Financial Impact Statement for Prosthetic Coverage Review and evaluation of proposed legislation to mandate coverage for certain prosthetic devices: H. 837 Colorado - Prosthetic and Orthotic Adult Benefit Full Report Providing Medicaid coverage for prosthetics saves money for states. NY Parity Bill introduced to NY Senate & Assembly If we are to get these bills passed in this and other states we have to make a bigger noise than other groups also looking for mandates! APPLL Update: State Parity - May/June 2005 inMotion Bidding Demonstration: Setting the Record Straight for Prosthetic Consumers Do's and Don'ts of A Legislative Visit Steps to Effective Advocacy How Can I Get Help From My Congressional Representatives? ADVOCACY NEWS: Licensure vs. Certification: How It Can Affect You! Computerized Limb Coverage: A Letter to Practitioners and Bibliography The American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA) has joined together with manufacturers of myoelectric and computerized devices, and beneficiary representatives, to work on reversing certain imprudent medical policies regarding coverage of these de The Power of Peers This article looks at the importance of peers in providing guidance and emotional support when faced with an amputation. Peer Visitor Support of Recent U.S. Military Amputees This article takes a look at the peer visitation program in place at the Amputee Center at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Facing Amputation Surgery: The Value of Peer Contact This article talks about the value of peer support for amputees. Funding Raising for Your Support Group This fact sheet discusses support group member involvement in fundraising. Ideas for different types of fundraisers are included as well. Starting a Support Group: The Basics Starting a support group is a responsibility, a challenge, and a very meaningful experience. This fact sheet offers a listing of some basic steps needed to start a support group. Steps were compiled from successful support groups and organizations all ove Understanding ACA's Peer Network This fact sheet offers an explanation of ACA's national peer network. Details covered include the network's purpose and how it works, as well as the required training for peer visitors. Giving Back - Couples Who Peer Visit This article takes a brief look at couples that do peer visitation as part of the Amputee Coalition of America's National Peer Network. When Your Support Group Needs Support This article takes a brief look at resources for support groups. You Don't Have to Deal With Amputation Alone This article takes a brief look at the Amputee Coalition of America's National Peer Network. Peer Contact for Parents of Children with Congenital Amputation Karen Neimanas discusses the role of peer visitor when parents are confronted with the birth of a child with a congenital limb difference. Notes from the medical director: first and foremost, listen!: lessons learned from mentors and peer visitors Doug Smith, ACA Medical Director, discusses the important role that mentors can play in our lives and how a peer visitor can become a mentor. Communicator: Newsletter for amputee support group leaders This site contains links to both HTML and PDF versions of the Communicator newsletter published for amputee support group leaders. On-line communication resources for those with limb loss Resources for amputees or family members of amputees who would like to communicate with other amputees via Internet bulletin boards or e-mail lists. APPLL Executive Summary Learn about ACA's Action Plan for Persons with Limb Loss (APPLL) Advocating For Your Child ACA Announces New Publication for Parents The Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) is proud to announce the release of Expectations: Parenting Children and Teens With Limb Differences. This 36-page resource guide addresses some of the issues parents face after giving birth to a baby with a limb dif Cancer Was The Easy Part ACA Names New Staff Writer ACA announces the appointment of Scott McNutt as staff writer. A Circle of Friends - The Power of Peer Support M-STAR Seeks Donations for Operation Compassion The Michigan Society To Advance Rehabilitation, Inc. (M-STAR) is seeking used lower-limb components and funds to transport prostheses, equipment and a health team to Mexico in September. Nominations Sought for ABC Board of Directors The American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics (ABC) is calling for nominations to fill one Director position and one Public Member Director position on its board of directors. Amputees Across America 2005 Starts Off With Smiles and a Splash The Amputee Across America (AAA) riders started off this year’s journey with a splash as they had fun wetting their tires in the Pacific Ocean before hitting the coast road toward Newport Beach, California. Call for wounded veteran amputees under age 27 Call for involving wounded veterans of the Iraq war who are under the age of 27. Professional photographer and journalism student, Brandon Powers is looking for at least thirty volunteers for this project who are willing to tell there story and be photogr eBay Policy Requires ACA to Extend Auction Beginning in July, the ACA will list one travel item per month, along with additional donated items, through the end of the year. TV Show Premire on Adaptive Sports Adaptive Adventures would like to make you aware of a one hour TV show featuring the sport of handcycling, top disabled athletes, and some of the top able-bodied cyclists in the country! Amputees Across America Spread Hope and Inspiration Through Visitations The Amputees Across America (AAA) riders have toured through Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico and met lots of supporters at rehab facilities along the way. They’ve also been joined by several guest riders, including Jr. Ambassador Chris Rhoades, AAA 2002 a Accenture Physically Challenged Kids’ Clinic ACA Conference Hotel Update The ACA conference hotel, the Fairmont Hotel in downtown Dallas, has sold out of rooms at the ACA conference price of $100 plus taxes per night. August 13, 2005 - bio-fit Dallas bio-fit Family Workshop (in conjunction with the 2005 ACA Conference) August 13, 2005 - bio-fit Dallas bio-fit Family Workshop (in conjunction with the 2005 ACA Conference) August 13, 2005 - bio-fit Dallas bio-fit Family Workshop (in conjunction with the 2005 ACA Conference) October 8, 2005 - bio-fit Seattle bio-fit Seattle October 8, 2005 October 8, 2005 - bio-fit Seattle bio-fit Seattle October 8, 2005 October 8, 2005 - bio-fit Seattle bio-fit Seattle October 8, 2005 Reach Out Night at the Ball Park Join others with disabilities in South Florida on Wednesday, August 17, at 7:05 p.m. to watch the Florida Marlins play the San Diego Padres. Tickets are only $15 for Terrace Box seats. Limited wheelchair accessible seats, which include a companion seat, a World of Possibilities Disabilities Expo & Senior Expo Three Legs Across America In June 2005, Nancy C. Nelson and her husband, Dan Fender, left Astoria, Oregon, on their tandem bicycle and set out to ride across the United States. Nancy and Dan have broken their journey into five stages. Together they will pedal three weeks every sum ACA Annual Conference Preregistration Ends August 5! Preregistration for the Amputee Coalition of America’s (ACA) annual conference, which will be held August 11-13 in Dallas, Texas, ends August 5. Save up to $150 by registering now! Cross-country Journey Heats up for Amputees Across America As Joe Sapere, Bill Vanover and various Amputees Across America (AAA) guest riders cross the nation’s heartland, temperatures soar into the 100s and the humidity edges higher and higher. After a visitation in Colorado Springs, the group leaves Colorado’s Three Quarters Down, One to Go In spite of the summer heat and humidity, Amputees Across America (AAA) riders have completed three-quarters of the 2005 transcontinental journey. Over the past two weeks, the riders have made 10 visitations as they traveled through Missouri, Indiana, Ken ACA Board Member and CEO/President to Share Mentor Relationship on Nightline Tonight Sarah Reinertsen, a member of ACA’s Board of Directors and Paddy Rossbach, ACA’s CEO/President, will be featured on Nightline tonight, July 20, 2005, at 11:35 p.m. EST on ABC. OPAF Launches First Volley Tennis Clinic The Orthotic and Prosthetic Assistance Fund (OPAF) is launching their newest program, First Volley Tennis Clinic, on Sunday, August 7, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Bucks County Racquet Club in Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania. PRS Seeks Volunteers to Help Evaluate C-Leg Alignment Prosthetics Research Study (PRS) is conducting an evaluation of Otto Bock C-Leg alignment at the 2005 ACA Annual Educational Conference & Eposition. Amputee Riders Cross Pennsylvania The Amputees Across America (AAA) riders enter Pennsylvania July 16 and spend the next couple weeks riding across the state and making eight visitations to various rehabilitation centers and hospitals in the greater Pittsburgh area, Altoona and Pleasant G Transcontinental Amputee Cyclists in Final Stretch The 2005 Amputees Across America (AAA) ride is in the final stretch. Cyclists Bill Vanover, Jim DeLong and Joe Sapere will complete their ride when they arrive in Boston August 10. Maine Disability Expo Stepping Back into Life, Inc. and the St. Martha Knights of Columbus Council 12033 will co-host a disability expo on August 20, 2005 at St. Martha parish hall at 34 Portland Rd., Kennebunk, ME (RT1). Peru hike to benefit Douglas Bader Foundation David Bickers, Chairman of the Douglas Bader Foundation, along with Guy Jackson, Grant Smith and 25 others, including amputees, will hike the Inca Trail through the Andes Mountains in Peru, South America. Chicago Physically Challenged Kids’ Clinic Physically challenged kids up to 18 years of age are invited to attend the Accenture Physically Challenged Kids’ Clinic, hosted by the Challenged Athletes Foundation on Friday, August 26, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Foster Avenue Beach in Chicago, Chicago Physically Challenged Kids’ Clinic Physically challenged kids up to 18 years of age are invited to attend the Accenture Physically Challenged Kids’ Clinic, hosted by the Challenged Athletes Foundation on Friday, August 26, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Foster Avenue Beach in Chicago, Are You a New Amputee? With just one click of your mouse, you can help the ACA determine the number of new amputees the ACA Web site reaches. Disabled Sports USA to Hold Hartford Ski Spectacular Make plans now to join Disabled Sports USA for their signature winter event, The Hartford Ski Spectacular, on December 4-11, 2005, in Breckenridge, Colorado. Disabled Sports USA to Hold Hartford Ski Spectacular Make plans now to join Disabled Sports USA for their signature winter event, The Hartford Ski Spectacular, on December 4-11, 2005, in Breckenridge, Colorado. Delivery of November/December inMotion Magazine Hindered in Some Areas Delivery of November/December inMotion Magazine Hindered in Some Areas Texas Amputee Fall Classic Golf Tournament The Texas Amputee Golf Association will hold its Fall Classic Golf Tournament September 30 through October 2 at the Teravista Golf Club in Round Rock, Texas. Free Instructional Golf Clinic for the Physically Challenged Physically challenged individuals, including wheelchair users, and physical therapists are invited to learn how swinging a golf club can increase flexibility, improve balance, and provide exercise on Thursday, October 13, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the ADVOCACY NEWS: ACA Joins Family Voices in Working to Support Family-to-Family Health Information Centers ADVOCACY NEWS: ACA Joins Family Voices in Working to Support Family-to-Family Health Information Centers ADVOCACY NEWS: ACA Working to Ensure that Amputees are Not Left Behind in Health Reform ADVOCACY NEWS: ACA Working to Ensure that Amputees are Not Left Behind in Health Reform ADVOCACY NEWS: ACA Signs on in Support of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009 ADVOCACY NEWS: ACA Signs on in Support of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009 OPAF Launches McKeever’s First Ride ADVOCACY NEWS: Senate HELP Protects Access to Assistive Devices ADVOCACY NEWS: Senate HELP Protects Access to Assistive Devices ADVOCACY NEWS: ACA and Partners Applaud the Inclusiveness of the Affordable Health Choices Act ADVOCACY NEWS: ACA and Partners Applaud the Inclusiveness of the Affordable Health Choices Act Connecticut: Vote on Monday. Take action TODAY! ADVOCACY NEWS: ACA Celebrates Progress in the Campaign for Hate Crimes Protections for People with Disabilities ADVOCACY NEWS: ACA Celebrates Progress in the Campaign for Hate Crimes Protections for People with Disabilities Amputee Coalition Youth Camp Shows Young Amputees That They Can Do Anything, Anywhere Donate now and help support this inspirational program ADVOCACY NEWS: ACA Joins Allies in Pushing for Patient Centered Approach to Comparative Effectiveness Research ADVOCACY NEWS: ACA Joins Allies in Pushing for Patient Centered Approach to Comparative Effectiveness Research ADVOCACY NEWS: Progress in the Efforts to Protect Assistive Devices in Healthcare Reform ADVOCACY NEWS: Progress in the Efforts to Protect Assistive Devices in Healthcare Reform ADVOCACY NEWS: Progress and Problems in the Campaign for Hate Crimes Protections for People with Disabilities ADVOCACY NEWS: Progress and Problems in the Campaign for Hate Crimes Protections for People with Disabilities Double amputee loses legs, finds a cause HEALTH CARE REFORM: Call your members today! HEALTHCARE REFORM: Take action during the August recess! ADVOCACY NEWS: ACA Seeks Government Relations Specialist to Help Lead Policy Efforts ADVOCACY NEWS: ACA Seeks Government Relations Specialist to Help Lead Policy Efforts ADVOCACY NEWS: ACA Partners With AOPA and Hanger to Call for True Healthcare Reform ADVOCACY NEWS: ACA Partners With AOPA and Hanger to Call for True Healthcare Reform Winslow Therapeutic Riding to Host McKeever’s First Ride TAKE ACTION TODAY! Push for true healthcare reform! Members of Congress Receive Legislative Awards From National Amputee Organizations Ossur Commits $20,000 to Amputee Coalition of America’s Parity Campaign Ossur Commits $20,000 to Amputee Coalition of America’s Parity Campaign Amputee Coalition of America's Paddy Rossbach Youth Camp Announced Knoxville, TN, October 9, 2009 – The Amputee Coalition of America announced that it has named its youth camp in honor of the organization’s former president & CEO, Paddy Rossbach. Amputee Coalition of America's Paddy Rossbach Youth Camp Announced Knoxville, TN, October 9, 2009 – The Amputee Coalition of America announced that it has named its youth camp in honor of the organization’s former president & CEO, Paddy Rossbach.	Reach Out Magazine, a publication by people with disABILITIES for people with disABILITIES, is now a part of Reach Out ABILITIES Services, INC, a Florida nonprofit 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization. In addition to the Interactive Web site and online magazine, the new organization promises more features both online and offline. "This has been a dream of mine ever since I created Reach Out Magazine over 12 years ago," says Jim Jakubek, founder and president. "By creating the new nonprofit organization we can continue to provide our services for free while enhancing and improving them, as well as expanding the scope of the magazine." Reach Out ABILITIES Services will provide a complete informational and educational system for people with disABILITIES. Funded solely through grants, donations and fundraisers, Reach Out will also hire people with disABILITIES for various positions throughout the organization. Reach Out is currently accepting contributions to help jump start this project. Donations of all kinds are much appreciated (office space, computers, phones). People wanting to volunteer or help with equipment or finances should call Jim at 954/985-0319. To learn more about Reach Out, please visit the Web site at www.reachoutmag.com.
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