[visionrehabtherapist] VI woman running for Lt. Governor

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Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 19:18:34 -0500

Maryland Governor's Running Mate Raises Awareness about Stargardt Disease
By Ben A. Shaberman

Kristen Cox, Secretary of Maryland's Department of Disabilities and
legally blind from Stargardt disease, has been selected by Maryland
Governor Robert
Ehrlich as his running mate in his 2006 reelection bid.

A strong advocate for people with disabilities, Cox worked for the
National Federation of the Blind from 1998-2001, defending the rights of
blind people
through legislative work. In 2001, President George W. Bush appointed Cox
to serve as a principal advisor to the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation
Services
Administration in the U.S. Department of Education. In July 2004, Cox
began her current leadership role in Maryland government.

Cox began losing her sight at the age of 11, and experienced substantial
vision loss during college. She graduated from Brigham Young University
in 1995.
Cox is married, has two children, and lives in Towson, Maryland.

Stargardt disease is an inherited form of macular degeneration that
affects approximately 20,000 Americans. It's the same condition that
affects L.A. Times
reporter, Peter Wallsten, who recently received national media attention
after President Bush commented on the sunglasses he wore on a cloudy day.
The
sunglasses provide Wallsten comfort and protection from light damage.

"Public figures such as Cox and Wallsten are helping raise much-needed
awareness about vision-robbing retinal diseases," says Bill Schmidt,
Chief Executive
Officer, Foundation Fighting Blindness. "There's a tremendous need for
treatments and cures for these conditions which collectively affect
millions of
Americans."

The Foundation Fighting Blindness funds research to provide preventions,
treatments, and cures for people affected by Stargardt disease, retinitis
pigmentosa,
age-related macular degeneration, Usher syndrome, and the entire spectrum
of retinal degenerative diseases. More than nine million Americans are
affected
by retinal degenerative diseases.

For more information about Stargardt (or Stargardt's) disease, visit
www.FightBlindness.org.

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[visionrehabtherapist] VI woman running for Lt. Governor

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