GM Press Release: GM Exhibits at Abilities Expo

08/20/96

General Motors Committed to Helping People with Disabilities

COLLEGE PARK, Ga., Aug. 16 -- General Motors
is a major exhibitor at Abilities Expo International August 16-18 at
the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park, GA. The
GM Mobility exhibit includes information about the GM Mobility Program
as well as similar programs offered by the Saturn Corporation and GM
of Canada. The GM display also features a GMC Sonoma 3-Door extended
cab pickup with a wheelchair lifter installed behind the driver's
seat; the all new Chevrolet Express Van with a side wheelchair lift;
and an Oldsmobile Eighty Eight with a wheelchair carrier on top of the
vehicle, as well as a wheelchair lifter in the trunk.

Another featured display is the CHAIRIOT, a human arm-powered
recumbent tricycle fitted with a custom-designed aerodynamic shell
built by the GM Research & Development Center in Warren, MI. Built
exclusively for research purposes in order for General Motors to learn
more about the mobility needs of people with disabilities, the
Chairiot set several land speed records last year. The two riders who
set the speed records -- Tracy Miller & Jacob Heilveil -- will sign
daily autographs at the GM booth. Both Tracy and Jacob are also
competing in the Paralympic Games.

General Motors Corporation has been committed to helping customers
requiring adaptations meet their transportation needs through the GM
Mobility Program for Persons with Disabilities. Since 1991, owners of
more than 30,000 GM cars, vans and light duty trucks received
reimbursements of up to $1,000 each toward aftermarket adaptive
equipment installed on eligible new GM vehicles. In addition, GM
extended its Program in 1995 to include alerting devices (siren
detectors and enhanced turn signal reminders) for drivers who are deaf
or hard of hearing.