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48 °F Forecast | Road Cams Thursday, January 27, 2005 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Menu Guide How To Guide Wellness Connection Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Real Estate Guide Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Passport to the Rogue Valley EXTRA Newspaper in Education Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People Volunteer Opportunities Moving to Southern Oregon? MARKETPLACE Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Classifieds Place an ad eSouthernOregon Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar CUSTOMER SERVICE Frequent Questions Advertising Information Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Network Affiliate Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend December 24, 2004 Employed quadriplegic needs new wheelchair EDITOR’S NOTE: " Light One Candle" is an annual Mail Tribune feature that focuses on the single need of an individual, family or agency during the holidays. By JONEL ALECCIA Mail Tribune The 44-year-old Ashland man has been in a wheelchair since he was 13, when a gunshot damaged his spinal cord and left him a quadriplegic. Despite his injury, he has maintained an active life, including a job at a call center, working for one of the Rogue Valley’s largest employers. He’s afraid that job will be in jeopardy, however, because his 11-year-old wheelchair is on the verge of collapse. "For him, mobility is priceless," says Glory Cooper, executive director of Mobility Unlimited in Medford, a nonprofit agency that provides durable medical equipment to working adults. Advertisement The man needs a new 24-inch Quickie 2 manual wheelchair. It’s a priority because his old chair is not only difficult to navigate, it’s dangerous. The price of a new wheelchair is $2,500. That’s not much money to some, but on this man’s salary, it’s beyond his means. "This man was a perfect candidate for our durable medical equipment program," Cooper says. "He is employed, physically disabled, needs mobility equipment and is an uninsured adult who has exhausted all other financial resources available to him." Donations of a chair or money to purchase one are welcome. Contact Mobility Unlimited, 1214 Stowe Ave., Medford, OR 97501. Or call Cooper until 1 p.m. today at 890-8269. Reach reporter JoNel Aleccia at 776-4465, or e-mail [email protected] Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2005 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback ADVERTISERS A D V E R T I S E R S SPECIAL SECTIONS Auto Finder Job Finder Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Opportunities Student Loan Consolidation Conference Calls - $50/Month Home Security Systems Trunks, Footlocker, Trunk, Footlockers