Spring 2019 Issue
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Canada to Key West
Raising Awareness about the impact of Extreme Weather on People with Disabilities
Canada to Key West is a movement started by professionals in academic medicine, whose goal is to raise awareness about extreme weather, and how it affects persons with physical and cognitive disabilities. Canada to Key West is a 2,350-mile walk that will begin June 21, 2019. During the route, walkers will visit rehabilitation hospitals in Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Richmond and Charleston to engage with academic partners about more effective mechanisms and planning to help people with disabilities during extreme weather events, such as hurricanes, floods, polar vortices and heat waves.
The Canada to Key West walk will begin on historic Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada, where former U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt had a summer home. Pres. Roosevelt contracted polio as a young man, developed lifelong paralysis, and was a lifelong advocate for rehabilitation research. The walk will continue through major cities on the East Coast, ending in Key West, Fla.
You can get involved in Canada to Key West by joining the walk or donating to the campaign.
Follow the Canada to Key West journey online through social media and the Canada to Key West blog. Details can be found here.
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