REALIZING A DREAM FOR IMPROVED REHAB ACCESS
If Natalie Barnhard was put on this earth to be a change agent who produces results measurable in bricks and mortar – then she has found and fulfilled her purpose.
Barnhard is
a community activist, speaker, entrepreneur, advocate for people with
disabilities, and the Founder and President of the Motion Project Foundation,
Inc. Based in Buffalo, she founded and serves as a member of the Western New
York Chapter of United Spinal Association.
Barnhard’s
tireless advocacy, from creating a nonprofit to participating in several United
Spinal Roll On Capital Hill events, has earned her the honor of Finn Bullers
Advocate of the Year Award. The late Bullers was a journalist and advocate who
fought for Medicaid expansion, ratification of the Convention on the Rights of
People with Disabilities and getting cities to adopt the modern, in motion
disability icon.
Prior to her
SCI in 2004, Barnhard was a physical therapist assistant and a licensed massage
therapist. She used her hands to help people heal.
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