''Desperate Housewives'' Felicity Huffman and UCP Spokesman William H. Macy Join Forces with 15-Year-Old Darius Weems to Celebrate 15th Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act.

From Small Town to Big City, Fifteen-Year-Old Darius Weems to Discover If America is Accessible to People with Disabilities

WHO:          Fifteen-year-old Darius Weems, who has Duchenne
                   Muscular Dystrophy, set off on a trip of a lifetime
                   on July 22, 2005. On behalf of all those living
                   with a disability, a crew of 11 college students
                   from Athens, Georgia, are traveling with Darius in
                   a rented 34 foot, wheelchair-accessible RV. Darius
                   is crossing America twice, exactly fifteen years
                   after the passage of the Americans with
                   Disabilities Act -- to test whether America is
                   accessible to people with disabilities. Learn more
                   at www.DariusGoesWest.com.

    WHAT:          United Cerebral Palsy spokesman and
                   Oscar-nominated actor William H. Macy and
                   Emmy-nominated Desperate Housewife Felicity Huffman
                   will greet Darius Weems at the set of ABC's
                   "Desperate Housewives."

                   The Darius Goes West project will also motivate
                   and mobilize communities across the country to
                   protect professional caregivers. Darius is an
                   ambassador for www.WhoWillCare.net, a campaign for
                   caregivers created by United Cerebral Palsy and
                   the American Network of Community Options and
                   Resources (ANCOR). The project aims to protect our
                   nation's professional caregivers -- a group
                   severely affected by government funding caps and
                   cutbacks -- who provide vital support to millions
                   of people with disabilities and aging Americans.

                   United Cerebral Palsy (UCP), through the
                   generosity of national trustee Loreen Arbus, has
                   given $25,000 to Darius Goes West in honor of the
                   anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

    WHEN/WHERE:    Across the United States
                   Now through August 14, 2005


    Thank-you to The Beverly Hilton for providing complimentary
    accommodations to Darius and his crew. As a result of a $60
    million renovation, The Beverly Hilton and their Tower guest
    rooms are 100% ADA compliant. To learn more visit
    www.beverlyhilton.com.

    About United Cerebral Palsy

    United Cerebral Palsy is one of the nation's leading
    organizations serving and advocating for the more than 54 million
    Americans with disabilities. Most UCP consumers are people with
    disabilities other than cerebral palsy. Through its nationwide
    network, United Cerebral Palsy offers services to individuals,
    families and communities such as job training and placement,
    physical therapy, individual and family support, early
    intervention, social and recreation programs, community living,
    state and local referrals, and instruction on how to use
    technology to perform everyday tasks. For more information, visit
    www.ucp.org or call [phone].