CONTENTS

ANNUAL MOBILITY ISSUE

• 14 MY DAD THE WARRIOR’ By Jenna Jenkins
• 18 MATTHEW’S MEMO: AN ADVOCACY SUCCESS STORY By Lorene Reagan, RN, MS
• 22 SHOULD I CONSIDER HAVING A SERVICE DOG? By Ellen Lenox Smith
• 26 A THERAPY JOURNEY: PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER By Pamela Aasen
• 33 WHY IS TRANSPORTATION FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES SO DIFFICULT? By Lauren Agoratus, MA

FEATURES

COVER STORY

• 36 A SPECIAL MOMENT FOR SHANE By Faye Simon, Editor In Chief
• 38 TWO BILLION STEPS LATER, ATHLETES CONTINUE LEADING THE WAY ON THE ROAD TO FITNESS Courtesy of Special Olympics
• 44 MAKING EMAILS ACCESSIBLE TO USERS OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY Courtesy of Montclair State University

ON OUR COVER

EP Magazine's Editor In Chief was recently at Hackensack University Medical Center where former New York Giant quarterback Eli Manning had a special visit with Shane McCooe during A Childrens's Place event to support Tackle Kids Cancer. It was just one of many moving moments we cover in our Annual Mobility Issue. Coverage begins on page 14.