Advocacy
Congressional Committee Approves Legislation to Improve Air Travel for People with SMA and other Disabilities
This week, a key committee in the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved (63-0) aviation legislation that will make air travel more accessible for individuals with SMA […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Applauds Federal Agency Decision that Should Lead to Better Insurance Coverage for Seat Elevation Systems in Power Wheelchairs
Thanks to the advocacy of individuals with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and others, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) now considers seat elevation […]
Read More ›Congress Examines Ways to Improve Air Travel for People with Disabilities
The air travel challenges of people with disabilities took center-stage this week in Congress through two separate congressional hearings. Cure SMA used the congressional action […]
Read More ›District of Columbia Starts Screening for SMA During Rare Disease Month
Cure SMA is pleased to announce that the District of Columbia (DC) is now screening babies born in DC for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). The […]
Read More ›NEW REPORT: SMA Community Describes Air Travel Experiences as “Good, but mostly Bad, and Ugly”
Despite federal laws and protections aimed at improving air travel for people with disabilities, a new report from Cure SMA highlights that the air travel […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Unveils Advocacy 101 Video Series in Conjunction with 118th Congress
Individuals with SMA and their families can learn how to advocate with their Members of Congress more effectively on issues important to them and the […]
Read More ›Share Your Air Travel Concerns & Experiences for Cure SMA Report to Congress
The law that governs air travel in the United States is about to expire. Next year, Congress must consider air travel changes through a new […]
Read More ›SMA Community Progress & Advocacy Featured at Cure SMA Hope on the Hill Event
Congressional leaders and key partners, supporters, and members of the spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) community celebrated SMA achievements and advocacy at Cure SMA’s 11th Annual […]
Read More ›SMA Community Seeks SSI Improvements on Program’s 50th Anniversary
Fifty years ago today, the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program was created to “provide supplemental security income to individuals who have attained age 65 or […]
Read More ›Special NBS Awareness Month Announcement: South Carolina Screens for SMA!
Cure SMA is pleased to announce that South Carolina is now screening babies born in the state for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). South Carolina Department […]
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