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MDA is most famous for the nationwide telethon it holds on Labor Day each year. Begun in 1966 , it is hosted by Jerry Lewis , who has supported MDA since its inception. Lewis's support has been so ironclad over the years that children assisted by MDA are referred to as ''Jerry's Kids''. In 2005 , despite the impact of Hurricane Katrina , the annual Labor Day Telethon raised US$ 54.9 million. MDA made the unprecedented decision to pledge $1 million of the money raised to disaster relief, making the donation specifically to the Salvation Army (though the telethon also urged viewers to give to the Red Cross ). MDA targets the following muscular dystrophy diseases: # Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy # Becker's Muscular Dystrophy # Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy # Limb-girdle Muscular Dystrophy # Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy # Myotonic Dystrophy # Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy # Distal Muscular Dystrophy # Congenital Muscular Dystrophy It also targets the following: # Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis # Infantile Spinal Muscular Atrophy # Juvenile, Intermediate, and Adult Spinal Muscular Atrophy # Spinal Bulbar Muscular Atrophy # Dermatomyositis # Polymyositis # Inclusion Body Myositis # Myasthenia Gravis # Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome # Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome # Hyperthyroid Myopathy # Hypothyroid Myopathy # Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease # Friedreich's Ataxia # Dejerine-Sottas Disease # Myotonia Congenita , both Thomsen's and Becker's Disease # Paramyotonia Congenita # Central Core Disease # Nemaline Myopathy # Myotubular Myopathy ( Centronuclear Myopathy ) # Periodic Paralysis , both Hypokalemic and Hyperkalemic # Mitochondrial Myopathy , a Mitochondrial Disease It also targets muscle diseases due to deficiencies in Carnitine and the following Enzyme s: # Phosphorylase # Acid Maltase ( Pompe's Disease ) # Phosphofructokinase # Debrancher Enzyme (also known as Amylo-1,6-glucosidase ); a Glycogen Storage Disease also known as Forbes Disease # Carnitine Palmityl Transferase # Phosphoglycerate Kinase # Phosphoglycerate Mutase # Lactate Dehydrogenase # Myoadenylate Deaminase MDA's national headquarters are in Tucson, Arizona . Its most visible fundraising event is the " Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon " held every Labor Day weekend since 1966 . CRITICISMS The MDA and Jerry Lewis have been criticized by some Disability Rights activists for their tendency to paint disabled people as "pitiable victims who want and need nothing more than a big charity to take care of or cure them." {Link without Title} Critics argue that focusing the public's attention on medical cures to "normalize" disabled people fails to address issues like providing accessible buildings, transportation, employment opportunities and other civil rights for the disabled. Jerry Lewis has also made some disparaging remarks towards the disabled community:
and hi my name is megan it rhymes with megan! BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU ASSESSMENT OF MDA According to a Better Business Bureau summary released in February 2004 :
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new found disease: the Megan R. E. Disease HI MY NAME IS MEGAN R. E. IT RHYMES WITH MEGAN! |
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