In a Nov. 7 ceremony at the Alamo, 42 U.S. veterans were the recipients of new Segway PTs donated by Segs4Vets, a disability rights group. The vets sustained severe war injuries while serving our nation in Iraq and

Afghanistan. This was the largest Segs4Vets donation to date.

The Segway will improve the mobility of these service members who became permanently disabled because of lost limbs, severe brain and spinal cord injuries, and traumatic burns during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

The device, not covered by military medical insurance, gives more mobility to disabled veterans who have difficulty walking. It allows them to perform everyday activities beyond the physical limitations of other mobility devices. Previous recipients use Segways to return to college and easily move between classes across campus, and to accompany their wives and families when shopping and on family outings.

Segs4Vets is a program of Disability Rights Advocates for Technology (DRAFT). It is an all volunteer 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization funded by donations from concerned citizens across the nation. DRAFT was founded by Jerry Kerr and Leonard Timm, two disabled men who use Segways, and Fred Kaplan, to champion the rights of people with disabilities and promote the use of universal design and new technology to improve the quality of their lives.