New MDA Clinic, Wings Over Wall Street, Good Voting Experiences

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I am attending the new MDA clinic at Weill-Cornell/NY Presbyterian Hospital, headed by Dr. Dale Lange. They have a wheelchair vendor there, who was horrified, along with the occupational therapist, at the way I was seated, and the degeneration of my hip that resulted from this. I am getting a whole wheelchair revamping, but as usual the paperwork takes a load of time, so I am waiting.

I was privileged to be invited to "Wings Over Wall Street", an event that has raised millions for MDA/ALS research. Pictured above are the event's founder, Warren Schiffer and myself.

I am also happy to report that my voting experience on the new wheelchair-accessible BMD [ballot marking device] at the polling place in my neighborhood, was a good one. The machine worked perfectly for both the primary and the runoff, and the staff was well-trained. I think I was the only person in the whole city who had anything good to say. Reports from other people with disabilities were not as positive as mine. It's amazing that Queens did what Manhattan couldn't.