Bridgeport woman with disabilities gifted wheelchair-accessible van

A Bridgeport woman with disabilities was gifted a wheelchair-accessible van by a nonprofit.

News 12 Staff

Apr 6, 2020, 9:53 AM

Updated 1,482 days ago

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A Bridgeport woman with disabilities was gifted a wheelchair-accessible van by a nonprofit.
Amber Rogers, 35, suffers from muscular dystrophy and received the low-mileage wheelchair-accessible van Sunday.
The gift was made possible by Joe Kaliko at the Needs Clearing House, along with Ride for Kids and the Robert Morris Family Trust.
Mobility Group of Greenwich also helped.
 


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