Tag: UsersFirst
Veteran advocate takes reins at UsersFirst
April 25, 2014Leah Hoenen
The United Spinal Association recently tapped wheelchair user and advocate Jenn Wolff to lead its UsersFirst program. She spoke with HME News about what started her on a path of advocacy and what's on deck for the Jackson Heights, N.Y.-based association.HME News: You've worked with UsersFirst before. How did you first connect with the organization?Jenn Wolff: I was kind of under the tutelage of Ann Eubank since I met her at CELA in 2010. I found out she was an OT. I said, “I'm an OT and a wheelchair...
Reporter's notebook: Eubank reflects on UsersFirst, United Spinal alliance
February 21, 2014Elizabeth Deprey
FLUSHING, N.Y. - UsersFirst is nearing its three-year anniversary as part of The United Spinal Association, prompting Ann Eubank to take stock—and she couldn't be happier.“We've surpassed any thoughts of success I had for UsersFirst,” said Eubank, vice president of community initiatives for United Spinal. “More than 1,000 people take action every time we ask.”UsersFirst is a grassroots organization that works to inform and mobilize wheelchair users when public policy...
UsersFirst: Help save the wheelchair
June 21, 2013Elizabeth Deprey
WASHINGTON - Efforts to create a separate benefit for complex rehab have made significant headway, including bills in the House of Representatives and Senate, but there's still a lot to be done.To move that work forward, UsersFirst this spring launched a new mobile registration form to help providers recruit wheelchair users to support the cause—something Ann Eubank says is key.“An educated, motivated, united and mobilized consumer base can overcome large campaign contributors,”...
UsersFirst launches mobile registration
March 6, 2013HME News Staff
NEW YORK - United Spinal Association's grassroots advocacy program, UsersFirst, has developed a mobile registration form to rally wheelchair users and advocates in their fight against policies that limit access to mobility equipment, according to a press release. UsersFirst is introducing the Mobile Registration Form at the 2013 International Seating Symposium (ISS), March 5-9 in Nashville, Tenn. "ISS is the perfect venue to continue strengthening and amplifying the voice of wheelchair users and...