Noblesville’s Joey Alise Murello Crowned
People On Wheels’
Ms. Wheelchair Indiana 2010
Presented by Helmer, Inc.
Ms. Wheelchair Indiana 2010
Noblesville native Joey Alise Murello, was crowned People On Wheels’ Ms. Wheelchair Indiana 2010 at Indianapolis Museum of Art ceremonies in support of Disability Awareness Month, on Saturday, March 6th. The event is a People On Wheels outreach to promote the disability community and provide a platform for a dialogue from which disabled women can address their fellow Hoosiers.
Murello is 26 years old and works full time at International Medical Group in Indianapolis. She suffers from Friedreich’s ataxia, an inherited disease that causes progressive damage to the nervous system resulting in degeneration of nerve tissue in the spinal cord.
Murello is a graduate of Noblesville High School and attended Anderson University. She spends a great deal of time volunteering and working with children, both as a cheerleading coach for the Upward Basketball season at her church and with the Apprentice Players at the Hamilton County Belfry Theatre. As Ms. Wheelchair Indiana 2010, Joey says she “will promote and focus on the abilities of those with disabilities to help remove the perception that ‘we are different.’ ”People On Wheels’ Ms. Wheelchair Indiana program focuses on the accomplishments of Indiana residents with disabilities. “Our mission is to educate, advocate and raise awareness of the abilities and needs of the disability community,” said.
People On Wheels president, Nancy Cotterill. The titleholder will enjoy a year long reign speaking at various engagements throughout the state. Murello will travel to Grand Rapids, Michigan to compete in the Ms. Wheelchair America Pageant 2011, to be held August 9-15, 2010.
People On Wheels, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization that provides the only news, information, research, and accessibility information for and about wheelchair users online at www.peopleonwheels.org with local information on several cities including Indianapolis.
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