New Mobility Covers Toussaint Run for 42nd

New Mobility Magazine

April 2006 Issue

People in the News: Cynthia Toussaint

Cynthia Toussaint, a wheelchair user due to reflex sympathetic dystrophy -- a chronic pain disease of the central nervous system -- is running for state assembly in California's 42nd district. Her supporters include California state senator Liz Figueroa and noted primatologist Jane Goodall.

"I'm running to give a voice to every Californian who lives with pain like I do, every Californian who is uninsured and whose healthcare benefits are shrinking, and every Californian who is oppressed because of their disability, economic position, or sexual orientation," says Toussaint, an unabashed progressive candidate who also supports assisted suicide.

Toussaint is the founder of For Grace, a nonprofit that brings increased awareness of RSD. She is perhaps best known politically for her advocacy toward state legislation that would mandate an education program on pain for the general public and healthcare professionals. Follow her campaign at cynthiatoussaint.blogspot.com.