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Segs4Vets Program awards an additional 46 Segways in the Fall 2007 Awards
Over the last year the Segs4Vets program has awarded 74 Segways to our severely injured from across our Nation who are using the Segways to return to college, participate more fully in activities with family members, excel in their physical therapy and live a full and high-quality life.
In addition to the 44 recipients in ceremonies at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas on November 7, 2007 and in Washington D.C. on December 5, 2007, the Segs4Vets program in November established a fourth Military Medical Center training and assesment program donating Segways and training Physical Therapists at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego, California
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Segs4Vets Nomination Application
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If you would like to be considered as a candidate for our Segs4Vets program please click on the application logo to fill out and submit our online application.
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The Segs4Vets program, with a goal of providing Segways to the men and women of the United States military who while serving our country in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom sustained injuries which resulted in premanent disability and difficulty walking, was conceived by Disability Rights Advocates For Technology “DRAFT” with the assistance of General Ralph “Ed” Eberhart.
General Eberhart, former Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command, and U.S. Northern Command, retired January 1, 2005 from the United States Air Force, and is President of the Armed Forces Benefit Association headquartered in Alexandria Virginia.
To view our Segs4Vets Recipients (Click Here)
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Segs4Vets recipients meet with President Bush
President George W. Bush talks with Segs4Vets recipients wounded veterans Sgt. Kortney Clemons (bio), left, of Little Rock, Miss., and Sgt. Ryan Groves (bio), of Kent, Ohio, who each use a Segway as a mobility device, on a visit to the Oval office Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2007, attending a meeting of the President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors. (White House photo by Eric Draper)
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| Eligibility for the Segs4Vets Program
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Eligibility for DRAFT's Segs4Vets program is currently restricted to members or former members of United States military who while on active duty on or after September 11, 2001 while serving under one of the following conditions: Armed Conflict, Hazardous Service, Conditions Simulating War, Instrumentality of War, Combat Operation, or in a Combat Zone, incurred illness or injury resulting in permanent disability.
In 2006 DRAFT received a blanket waiver from the United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, United States Air Force and the United States Army allowing us to serve Men and Women of the United States Military who are on Active Duty who meet the above criteria.
Pictured (L-R) Jerry Kerr, Senator Jim Talent, Hilbert Caesar, Leonard Timm, Mrs. Stephanie Davis (Corporal Keith Davis's mother) General Ed Eberhart, Kevin Pannell, Fred Kaplan.
Disability Rights Advocates For Technology is an all volunteer, 501 (c) (3) Public Charity with no paid staff. Its programs are funded entirely by donations, bequests, and gifts. Donations to DRAFT are deductible under the IRS code. DRAFT and the Segs4Vets program are not affiliated with the Segway Corporation and receive no financial support from the Segway Corporation, its owners or officers.
Your Donations will help insure the continuation of this program.
Become a Benfactor Donate Today! (click here)
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Segs4Vets Returns to Washington D. C.
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DRAFT's Segs4Vets returned to Washington D.C. on Thursday May 18 where General Ed Eberhart presented Segways to USMC Sergeant Ryan Groves and to Rear Admiral Adam Robinson, Commander of the National Naval Medical Center and Chief of the Navy Medical Corps for use in their Physical Therapy Department.
For More & Photos Click Here
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