PHI's WE'RE STILL HERE CAMPAIGN

Activities Planned Around the World

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Lansing, Michigan Area Post-Polio Support Group

We devoted our October meeting to encouraging and promoting assertive action by our members with regard to accessibility issues. Several actions have already taken place including

A September presentation to the Saint Johns, MI Rotary Club re: polio issues, including accessibility
Correspondence with owner re: absence of parking and sidewalk accessibility at Millers' winter condo rental in Florida
Correspondence with City of Saint Johns, MI re: absence of Van accessible parking with download provisions in downtown SJ. Immediate response was that an immediate change would be made as a beginning, more to follow perhaps in another year.
Letter to a medical office suite where handicap restroom is dangerously "arranged". We anticipate that further actions will be taken yet this fall.

Thanks for the inspiration and "helps" to take these actions. Marilyn J Miller (mleveemiller@verizon.net)

Sunny Roller speaks at Lakes Area Rotary Club in Walled Lake, Michigan

PRESS RELEASE: John P. Murtha Neuroscience and Pain Institute (10-10-09)

Associazione Nazionale Polio e Sindrome Post-Polio, Italy

Colorado Easter Seal Post-Polio Connections

Polio Survivors of Montana

Polio Network Victoria, Australia

Polio Day 2009
Photo of Polio Day meeting Another photo of Polio Day 2009

Post-Polio Awareness and Support Society of British Columbia, Canada

Make a difference in your community.
Participate in PHI’s awareness campaign.

IMPROVING COMMUNITY ACCESSIBILITY
is the 2009 focus of WE’RE STILL HERE!

PHI members: TRY THIS!

Pick one accessibility problem in your community – maybe it is the steps at the closest dry cleaners or your physician’s office; the lack of curb cuts near your favorite coffee shop; the impossible placement of disabled parking stalls at the far end of a parking lot – and tackle it.

Experience tells us that people in charge want to make changes that will benefit their customers, all the citizens in their community – not only polio survivors but others with disabilities, the elderly, mothers with strollers. They may simply be unaware. We can help them understand.

Work with the establishment to solve the problem. Take pictures to explain, get positive publicity by calling your favorite local TV newsperson or newspaper features writer. Arrange coverage for October 11-17, 2009.

Don’t forget to report your activities to PHI at info@post-polio.org.