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Web Site Supports Passage of H.R. 2231

ATLANTA--A Web site focused on mustering support for the passage of H.R. 2231, a bill that would exclude complex rehab from competitive bidding, has been created by several stakeholder organizations.

With the tagline "Working to protect your mobility rights," the site, www.ComplexRehab.org, provides background on the Medicare Access to Complex Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Act of 2007. Users can read the bill itself, and several documents are available that can be used as guides in communicating with referral sources and clients, as well as for asking members of Congress to pass the bill.

Organizers hope the site will encourage stakeholders to find more cosponsors for the bill and urge House leadership to support its passage.

"Successful passage will ensure that people with complex disabilities receive the products and services they need," the site says. "Congress needs to understand what this means and it is critical they hear directly from you."

The site is supported by the following organizations: the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America; the American Association for Homecare; the National Coalition for Assistive and Rehab Technology; the National Registry of Rehabilitation Technology Suppliers; ITEM Coalition, a group of national and state-based organizations that want to maintain access to assistive services and technologies; and the Clinician Task Force, a group of individuals who provide wheelchair seating and mobility services.

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