placard/orthotics/CMTandMDA

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A placard is a handicapped person's parking permit. Some states they are

plastic and hang from the rear-view mirror of one's car, other states

have special license plates or decals denoting the driver requires

handicapped parking places.

MDA helps people with 40 or so neuromuscular diseases/disorders - not

all of which are muscular dystrophy either, like ALS and CMT for

example. All types of CMT are included within the MDA " umbrella " so this

means that CMT1 is included.

If you feel you need orthotics, please check in with a MDA clinic near

you (go to http://mdausa.org and in the search box on the left put in

your zip code to find the one nearest you). Or you may wish to find an

orthotist on your own. Your doctor will write you a prescription for

orthotics and may be able to recommend orthotists in your area. Or you

may find one on your own - Go to http://cpeds.org and look on the left

where it says " locate a Cped " .

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