Man with MS finds fulfillment helping others
By Amy F. Reiter
Friday August 4, 2006
Vanda Bidwell
Douglas Nix will receive an award from PACE Inc. Center for Independent Living for his work connecting people with disabilities to specialized equipment.
Douglas E. Nix wasn't looking for an award when he set up a program to connect people with disabilities to equipment like wheelchairs and hospital beds.
But on Saturday, he's getting one anyway.
At the annual banquet and silent auction of PACE Inc. Center for Independent Living, based in Urbana, Nix will receive a community recognition award for seven years of fielding phone calls from hundreds of people needing to find adaptive equipment fast and, ideally, free or cheap. The program is called MAP for a "Multiple Assistance Program."
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