Linking Employment, Abilities and Potential (LEAP)

LEAP: News: ADA Day 2006 

ADA Day Celebration!

July 21, 2006
Michael Zone Recreation Center
Cleveland, OH

ADA Day Audience

Co-Sponsored by:
American Ramp Systems
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Paralyzed Veterans on America - Buckeye Chapter


Agenda included:

Medicaid/Medicare Policy Changes - Dan Lipka, OT, Certified Rehabilitation Technology Supplier - Miller's

Voting Changes - Dennis Anderson, Assistant Administrator of Community Outreach - Cuyahoga County Board of Elections

LEAP Emloyer of the Year - EMH Regional Healthcare System
LEAP Manager's Award - Kathleen Sullivan

Employers of the Year - EMH Regional Medical Center

Employers of the Year (EMH) with our LEAP staff from the Lorain office
(Coleen King-LEAP, Miranda Maynard-EMH, Brenda Foreman-LEAP, Pamela Garcia-EMH, Mark Naufel-LEAP, ----LEAP) 

Robert J. Triozzi, Esq., Director - City of Cleveland Law Department

 Robert Triozzi - City of Cleveland Law Department


Samples of recreational wheelchairs

Demonstrations and Participation by

  • Adaptive Sports Equipment
  • Cleveland Cavaliers Wheelchair Basketball Team
  • Dancing Wheels

  

  

Dancing Wheels - 5 wheelchairs spinning around  

Dancing Wheels - two females (Mary Verdi-Fletcher in the wheelchair) to the left and one male to the right  

Dancing Wheels - a dancer climbing between two dancers in wheelchairs  

Dancing Wheels - one man tethered to two dancers in wheelchairs