EAST GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A group of West Michigan advocates for people with disabilities traveled to Washington, D.C., last week to meet with lawmakers and share their concerns about proposed cuts and changes to Medicaid.
Navigating a wheelchair around his East Grand Rapids home is a constant part of life for Patrick Parkes, the development manager for the United Spinal Association.
“I was born with cerebral palsy. So essentially, that is a brain injury at birth and so I’ve had a disability and the effects of a disability my entire almost 37 years of life,” Parkes said…