LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR
SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

Exhibit 24 - POWER OF ATTORNEY

For Executing Forms 3, 4 and 5

       Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Ron Cohen, Andrew Mayer and Neil Belloff or any of them acting
singly, and with full power of substitution, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

1. prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's behalf,
and submit to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), a Form ID,
including any amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary or
appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make
electronic filings with the SEC of reports required by Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation of the SEC;

2. prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's behalf,
and submit to the SEC, Forms 3, 4 and 5, and any amendments thereto, in
accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
rules thereunder;

3. do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5,
complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and file such form
with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

4. take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing
which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the
interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that
the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned
pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such
terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in his/her discretion.

       The undersigned hereby grants to each attorney-in- fact full power and
authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or his/her
substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of
this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The
undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in
such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is Acorda
Therapeutics, Inc. assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

       This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by Acorda
Therapeutics, Inc., unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed
writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 28th of October 2021.

 /s/ Michael A. Gesser

Michael A. Gesser



RUCHA PATEL
Notary Public, North Carolina
Wake County
My Commission Expires
March 26, 2022