Tag: Advocacy

National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Dear Colleague: As we begin the month of October, we again celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and proudly recognize our workers with disabilities. ...

Stepping Out, Standing Tall

A devastating spinal cord injury has spurred an Irish woman to create a new group dedicated to promoting stem cell research. The first person...

Positive Thinking Day September 13

Dayton, OH (PRWEB) September 5, 2006 -– ipopin.com (http://www.ipopin.com) is celebrating Positive Thinking Day September 13, 2006 in order to raise awareness of the...

Disabled People ‘Left Behind’ in Emergency Planning

During Hurricane Katrina, Benilda Caixeta, a New Orleans resident with Quadriplegia, tried for two days to seek refuge at the Superdome. Despite repeated phone...

Little by little, stem-cell supporters gaining ground

When Bernie Siegel started pushing for stem-cell research three years ago, the tide was moving decidedly in the other direction. Laws were being proposed to...

Thank You from The Christopher Reeve Action Network

First of all, thank you for your tireless dedication. Without your help, the historic passage of the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act (H.R. 810)...

The Advocate

Don Reed, a tireless proponent for stem cell research, is on a quest to see his son walk again IN AN AUDITORIUM at San Francisco's...

Most scientists refute White House appraisal of stem cell research

When White House political adviser Karl Rove signaled last week that President Bush planned to veto the stem cell bill being considered by the...

That Uppity Theatre Co. receives Reeve grant

That Uppity Theatre Co. received a $10,000 grant from the Christopher Reeve Foundation, the foundation said Monday. The foundation awarded $850,439 in grants to...

Christopher Reeve Foundation Announces the Launch of SupermanTag.org

Tags Favored by Hollywood Trendsetters Now Available on Official Website SHORT HILLS, N.J., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The Christopher Reeve Foundation (CRF) today announced the...