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New Mobility Magazine Honors Cory Lee Woodard of LaFayette, Georgia as its 2018 Person of the YearNEW YORK, Jan. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- New Mobility Magazine recently announced Cory Lee Woodard, a world traveler, award-winning blogger, and wheelchair user, as its 2018 Person of the Year. "I have subscribed to New Mobility Magazine nearly my entire life and look forward to seeing who the Person of the Year is every January. To be the 2018 Person of the Year and on the magazine's cover is still unfathomable to me. It's truly the honor of my life," said Woodard. Through his blog, Curb Free with Cory Lee, Woodard offers insight as a traveler with a disability and shares his experiences on the road with his wheelchair. Woodard's blog covers a variety of disability travel-related topics, including how to find the most accessible hotels and wheelchair friendly cities, tips on flying with a wheelchair, and how to charge a wheelchair in a foreign country. Woodard, who started blogging in December 2013 just before he graduated from the University of West Georgia with a degree in Marketing, has received numerous recognitions, including the 2017 Lowell Thomas Award for Best Travel Blog and the 2018 Ed Roberts Award from The Center for Independent Living in Berkeley, California. He has also been published in National Geographic, appeared in segments for Lonely Planet and CBS, and has provided support to the editor of the Los Angeles Times travel section. New Mobilty, the official publication of United Spinal Association, encourages the integration of active wheelchair users into mainstream society with articles on health, advocacy, travel, employment, relationships, recreation, media, products and more. Ninety percent of the writers who contribute to the magazine, which was launched in 1989, live with disabilities. The New Mobility Person of the Year is awarded every January to recognize an individual's outstanding contributions to the mobility disability community over the previous calendar year. The New Mobility editorial board solicits nominations for the honor every fall and then selects the recipient based on a thorough assessment of all candidates' contributions and actions. Previous winners include Lex Frieden, Mark Johnson and Judith Heumann. To read New Mobility's full feature story on Woodard, visit http://www.newmobility.com/2019/01/person-of-the-year-cory-lee-woodard/. About New Mobility About United Spinal Association
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