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MDA Declares 2022 The Year of Independence

MDA Staff

For more than 70 years, the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) has been committed to empowering people living with muscular dystrophy, ALS, and related neuromuscular diseases to reach their potential.  Through the decades, MDA has led the way through our innovations in care, research, and advocacy.   This year, we go bigger. In an interview with . . .

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Young Adults, Adults, Living with Muscular Dystrophy, Advocacy

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month: What Does That Mean?

Sarah Jean Schwegel

Sarah Jean Schwegel, who has spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), works as the Public Policy and Advocacy specialist at Paraquad in St. Louis, Mo. In 2015, Sarah graduated from Maryville University with a bachelor’s degree in Rehabilitation Services. In 2018, she graduated from Saint Louis University with a master’s in Public Administration. Before she started working . . .

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