
About Mobility Support Systems, LLC (MSS)™
All of the organizing members of MSS™ have a long term commitment to the disability community and have a combined experience of over 60 years working with this population. They are dedicated advocates with a strong desire to assist individuals who experience disabilities and their families with every day needs often taken for granted by those who do not experience disability.
Bill Dussault
Is an attorney licensed in the States of Washington and Colorado. For the past 35 years his practice emphasis has been on the rights of persons with disabilities. He wrote the first Special Education Law in the country in 1971 as a second year law school student. He is actively involved with numerous state and national groups concerned with legal issues impacting persons with disabilities. He has served as counsel to The Association for the Severely Handicapped (TASH), was Vice-Chair of the American Bar Association Family Law Committee on Mental Disability, and is counsel to the Washington Association for Persons with Disabilities. He served as a member and Vice President of the Board of Directors for the Brain Injury Association of America (formerly the National Head Injury Foundation) for six years, and is a past-President of the Washington Chapter of the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA). Mr. Dussault served as an adjunct professor at the University of Washington School of Law and the U.W. School of Nursing on Nursing, Law and Ethics. He has served as a legal advisor to the National Association for Retarded Citizens (NARC), the Autism Society of America (ASA), the Epilepsy Foundation of America, and numerous state advocacy organizations including those representing seniors who experience Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. He was the originator of the Special Needs Trust used in personal injury, elder law, estate and Medicaid planning for the elderly and the disabled.
Kate Dussault
Began her career working with individuals with disabilities 18 years ago when her brother suffered a severe traumatic brain injury. She has a B.S. degree in biological psychology from the University of Colorado and is a certified financial planning practitioner. She has fifteen years experience in settlement planning and private resource/public benefit coordination as a trustee, case manager, and public benefit compliance consultant. She has spoken at several continuing education seminars for personal injury attorneys’ including the National Brain Injury Association Conference for Attorneys and several State Trial Lawyers Conferences. She has presented at the National Life Care Planning Conference, and various State sponsored programs. She has served on several boards during her career including: Colorado Citizens’ for Accountability, Colorado Brain Injury Fund Raising and Legislative Committee, Jefferson County Department of Social Services Single Entry Point Advisory Board, Living from the Heart a non-profit agency providing recreational opportunities for individuals who experience disabilities. She acts as a consultant to attorneys, trustees and individuals who experience disabilities and their families regarding public benefit planning, Special Needs Trusts implementation and management, and a variety of other issues which affect persons with disabilities and their family members.
Bob Lundin
Has an extensive automotive background and has spent the last 15 years in the automobile industry. He created a specialty vehicle division for Walser Corporation called Walser Commercial which purchased and sold accessible vehicles and other specialized automobiles. He helped created Corporate’s first enhanced website. He then founded Mobility Sales and Rental Inc. in Sept. of 2003 selling both new and used accessible vehicles via the Internet. From 2003 to 2006 annual sales grew from $500,000 to over $10,000,000. Mobility Sales and Rental, Inc. is one of the largest mobility dealers in the country. It is the only VMI, Braun, Viewpoint dealer in the country to offer nationwide personalized delivery to persons who experience disabilities. In 2006 he purchased Complete Mobility Systems in Minnesota another accessible mobility dealership. He is the founder of Mobility Funding Inc. which provides accessible vehicle financing nationwide. He volunteers for the MS Society - Camp Courage and the local Disabled Veterans of America (DVA). His company provides disabled veterans with vehicles for recreational opportunities in the South Dakota area. He also works with several non-profit agencies in the Sioux Falls area creating awareness of the opportunities to serve persons with disabilities. He organizes an annual Mobility Expo involving over 60 non-profit organizations to increase awareness of accessible transportation options for persons with disabilities. He donates at least one accessible vehicle per year to a person with a disability and their family who are in need.
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