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Federal Way council hears from Emma's Exceptional Equipment Exchange on high cost of adaptive devices
Summary
Volunteers from Emma's Exceptional Equipment Exchange described redistributing donated medical equipment for free, citing $3,000 custom adaptive bikes and recent Medicaid cuts that increase demand; organizers asked the city to help publicize upcoming events.
Andrea Graham, founder of Emma's Exceptional Equipment Exchange, told the Federal Way City Council on April 7 that her volunteer-run nonprofit has grown from a single table of donated items to staging biannual events that redistribute hundreds of pieces of medical equipment at no cost.
Graham said the group salvages items families no longer need and matches them with households who cannot afford new adaptive…
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