Richard St. Denis Explained

Richard St. Denis is an attorney from Colorado, a Top 10 CNN Hero of 2011, and a founder of World Access Project, which since 2008 has provided hundreds of wheelchairs and mobility aids to people living with disabilities in rural Mexico.^{[1] [2]}

He was injured while skiing in Lake Tahoe, California in 1976 and has used a wheelchair ever since. His World Access Project collects used wheelchairs from hospitals, nursing homes, medical supply businesses, and individual donors from across the United States.^[3]

Further reading

• News: Racing the World, Disabled Skiers Chase Brass Ring in Colorado . Rocky Mountain News . February 11, 1990 . December 26, 2011 . Jones, Verna N..

External links

• World Access Project website

Notes and References

1. Web site: An awards show unlike any other. December 10, 2011 . CNN . 2011-12-10.
2. Web site: Free Wheelchairs Give Life To Rural Mexicans . CNN . April 28, 2011 . December 26, 2011 . Ruffins, Ebonne.
3. News: A CNN Hero – Richard St. Denis. 1 April 2015. Disability Horizons. 24 July 2011.