Tag: Ann Eubank
Reporter's notebook: Eubank reflects on UsersFirst, United Spinal alliance
February 21, 2014Elizabeth Deprey
FLUSHING, N.Y. - UsersFirst is nearing its three-year anniversary as part of The United Spinal Association, prompting Ann Eubank to take stock—and she couldn't be happier.“We've surpassed any thoughts of success I had for UsersFirst,” said Eubank, vice president of community initiatives for United Spinal. “More than 1,000 people take action every time we ask.”UsersFirst is a grassroots organization that works to inform and mobilize wheelchair users when public policy...
Caught on tape
November 19, 2009Liz Beaulieu, Editor
Ann Eubank, executive director of The Users First Alliance, has posted videos of wheelchair users on the organization's Facebook page. Eubank shot the video at the recent Abilities Expo in Atlanta and she plans to share them with members of Congress. In an e-mail she posted to the NRRTS listserv, she said:
To make change in DC we HAVE to have the voice of the consumer with us. Our message that we are not making enough money does not hold much water, especially with health care reform."
Eubank...