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Hoofdcategorie: ROOT

Categorie: Politics and Activism

Geschreven door GraniteStater

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My name is Erik Corbett and I will be attempting to write a regular column for Chloe on politics and how it relates to the lives of people with disabilities. First a little background, I broke my back in in a auto accident in January of 2000 at the T7 level. I was living in Vermont at the time and spent the next 5 years learning to ski and earning a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from UMASS-Lowell so I could return to the mountains of New England. In 2005 I had the opportunity to become the Program Director at a small adaptive ski program and lead that organization from 2005 to 2010. In that time I was also one of the 12 athletes invited to compete in ESPN's Winter X Games' MonoskierCross event in 2009 and 2010. In 2009 I also had the opportunity to purchase a small fish-market in my small town for the price of a used car and did.

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New Congressional Access Guide

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Categorie: Politics and Activism

Geschreven door Staff Writers

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Washington, D.C. – In recognition of the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, U.S. Senator Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today has published an updated version of his Accessibility Manual - a comprehensive guide to providing Senate offices and constituents with valuable information on accessibility throughout the U.S. Capitol Complex.

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Thoughts on the 20th Anniversary of the ADA

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Hoofdcategorie: Politics and Activism

Categorie: Issues

Geschreven door Justyn Field

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There live a people who will never feel the sacrifices their forefathers made to fight for their freedom. They will never truly understand that only a short time ago their people were not citizens in the land of the free—they could be shipped off to an institution against their will, be arrested for going out in public or be barred from even applying for work.

These people will know, though, that it is their right as Americans to exist—to be a part of the fabric of American society.

They will demand employment, because the promise of America lies in the opportunity to improve life through hard work and dedication.

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Confining Ourselves: Where’s the Outrage?

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Categorie: Issues

Geschreven door Mark E Smith

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Many of us involved in disability advocacy dream of a day when those with disabilities in the U.S. unite and form a serious, influential constituency – one much like the NAACP or AARP.

See, as those with disabilities, if we simply united as a body of millions, solidifying our collective voice on a national level, issues like detrimentally-low mobility and in-home care funding would be resolved in an instant – our influence on elected officials would be so great that they’d address our needs to no end. It really would be that simple – no rocket science or mountain climbing involved.

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