Q: What is the Arthritis Foundation's User's Choice Awards?

A: The Arthritis Foundation’s User’s Choice Awards gives you the opportunity to speak out about the companies, products and services that make a positive impact on your life by making life with arthritis easier.

Q: What will the User's Choice Awards contest do?

A: This consumer contest will serve to highlight the daily struggle that comes from living with the pain and limitations caused by any of the more than 100 forms of arthritis, and to help make people aware that more needs to be done to provide products and services for the 1 in 5 Americans who live with arthritis.

Q: How does this contest work?

A: The contest has three phases. In phase one of the contest, you will submit nominations for six categories of products and services. In phase two of the contest, we will present the top three nominees in each category, and you can cast your vote to determine the winner in each category. In phase three, we’ll announce the companies, products and services you have chosen to receive the Arthritis Foundation’s User’s Choice Award.

Q: How are companies nominated?

A: Individuals may nominate products and services for as many or as few categories as they wish, and may nominate more than one product or service for a given category. Companies are nominated by visitors to www.arthritis.org.

Q: Can I vote for more than one category?

A: Individuals may vote for as many or as few categories as they would like.

Q: Are these products and services endorsed by the Arthritis Foundation?

A: Winning services, products and companies are not endorsed by the Arthritis Foundation, but are those that visitors to www.arthritis.org have declared winners.

Q: How will I know when the nominees are posted?

A: If you opted in, we’ll let you know when the nominees are posted. Otherwise, check back periodically to see if the contest has entered the next phase.

Q: How will the nominees chosen for the User's Choice Awards be selected?

A: The top 3 products, services or companies in each category nominated by voters will be presented for final voting.