Users First Alliance Will Present a Social Networking Event at the RESNA Conference

Users First Alliance and guest speaker Steve Thomas, of The Net Impact, will hold a discussion on Thursday, June 25th at the RESNA Conference focused on creating a unified voice for wheelchair users, clinicians and providers through social networking.

New Orleans, LA (PRWEB) June 24, 2009 -- Users First Alliance will be holding a social networking event on Thursday, June 25 at the RESNA Conference. The event is focused on giving the community of wheelchair users, clinicians and providers a voice through social networking. Guest Steve Thomas, President of the Internet marketing (http://www.thenetimpact.com/internet_marketing/search_engine_optimization.aspx) and development firm The Net Impact, will be available to discuss how social networking can organize and create a structure for wheelchair users and advocates to unite stories and achieve goals.

Topics for discussion include the use of social networking to support: acquisition of wheeled mobility, obtaining the appropriate equipment, and reimbursement for products and services. The presentation will be held from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Bayside C Room of the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel.

Steve Thomas, President of The Net Impact, said, "The Users First Alliance is an exciting and vibrant group. We are very pleased that The Net Impact can partner with Users First and assist in creating a strong and connected volunteer support base through the use of the available Internet based social networking tools. Through Twitter, Facebook, networked bloggers and other venues, the Alliance will be able to get the community informed and involved in the battle to make proper mobility equipment affordable and available to all of those who need it. UsersFirst.org seeks to be the primary resource for this community. The Alliance is already getting a lot of attention."

Ann Eubank, the Executive Director of Users First Alliance said, "The voice of the wheelchair consumer must be united to push back at current funding cuts for wheelchairs and accessories. With the tools of social networking, the time is right for the Alliance move forward and offer powerful resources to the community."

For more information on attending the seminar or the RESNA Conference, please visit www.resna.org/conference/index.php.

Users First Alliance is a non-profit organization that seeks to form a community dialogue that is active, vibrant and beneficial to all of those involved. The User's First Alliance seeks to ensure appropriate access to seating and mobility equipment by empowering Wheelchair Users, Clinicians, and Providers with education and information resources that inspire action and motivate change. For more information, please visit www.UsersFirst.org

The Net Impact, an Internet marketing and web design firm, is a division of Unidev. Since 1997, The Net Impact has been a St Louis web design leader, empowering clients with highly creative web design (http://www.thenetimpact.com/webdesign/web_site_design.aspx) and search engine friendly websites. Professional services encompass search engine and Internet marketing solutions, Internet strategy development, training and seminars and website design. For more information, please visit www.thenetimpact.com.

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