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Thursday, December 20, 2007

Lip Service for All

When I read Planet of the Blind yesterday, I saw a post called Lip Service for All  which pointed out  the current political situation and how it affects those of us with disabilities. I wanted to share the link over here because the post addressed the issues with such clarity. I couldn't even leave a comment because, quite frankly, seeing these concerns spelled out so clearly left me wondering what , if anything, I could do.  And today there's another post up called The Easy Thing which addresses the lack of enforcement of existing laws like the ADA. 

I decided to create a poll for my readers asking them to delineate the issues they think the next President should address in his or her administration.  I'm interested in seeing which issues are paramount in everyone's mind. Feel free to pick multiple answers.  

And with the New Year starting, I've been daring to dream of how different things could be if some of these issues received the attention they deserved . What if it became the "easier thing" to follow the existing laws because those of us with disabilities  raised more awareness of how necessary the enforcement of these laws are and chose to enforce those rights?

Take the poll, leave a comment. Or do your own poll on your own blog and let me know - I'll link to it. 

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

As the mother of a 10 year old with autism, I'd have to vote for educational issues. However that could change as he grows up. Good idea to do a poll!