[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 34 (Thursday, March 21, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E420]
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                  COMMENDATION OF THE MOBILITY PROJECT

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                          HON. JOSEPH R. PITTS

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 20, 2002

  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to commend the work of The 
Mobility Project, an organization which serves the underprivileged with 
disabilities in other nations.
  The Mobility Project has distributed wheelchairs and other mobility 
aids, along with surplus medical supplies and physical therapy 
equipment, free of charge to the disabled poor in Vietnam, Mexico, El 
Salvador, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and refugee camps in 
Kashmir. The volunteers with The Mobility Project give a tremendous 
amount of time and thorough care into ensuring that each wheelchair or 
mobility aid is properly adjusted to the individual for whom it is 
intended.
  As you may know, in many places of the world the disabled are 
resented or are pushed out of active participation in society. Some are 
even left in as virtual prisoners in their rooms. The work of The 
Mobility Project gives hope to people and offers an avenue for the 
disabled to be productive members of their society. In addition to 
giving wheelchairs and other aids to those in need, The Mobility 
Project helps to provide remedial education, sports programs, and job 
training for the disabled poor.
  I have seen the faces of refugees and other suffering people who have 
received the gift of mobility as a result of the work of this 
organization. I watched the face of a young Pakistani girl who received 
a wheelchair--it will change her life.
  Mr. Speaker, it is important to honor those in our world and in our 
nation who quietly, humbly, and ably serve people in need. The Mobility 
Project volunteers, particularly President and co-founder and Vice 
President and co-founder Ray Terrill, are role models for us all.

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