Rights

I lived in Seattle for a very long time. This is the same Seattle Police Department that called in the Fire Department over an older, mentally ill man in downtown Seattle and ordered the Fire Department to turn their hoses on him. This is the Seattle Police Department that shot and killed David Walker,...
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Whenever I hear a politician say that it is important for, 'all voices,' to be heard, I immediately think of America's diverse population. There are voices in America that are very clearly not being heard. The party involved does not seem to matter; both the Democrats and the Republicans have failed to listen to...
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The first thing I would like to do is thank the gay community member who said, 'It's time for equality for all Americans,' because that statement includes People with Disabilities in America. I appreciate that statement of support.
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Despite the signing of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, accessible communities are not a reality. The Community Choice Act has not been achieved under Health Care Reform. Unemployment of People with Disabilities remains at a level that would find nondisabled persons rioting in the streets of America.
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The statement, ‘Nothing About Us, Without Us,’ is now a familiar one to people with disabilities. Is this statement as familiar throughout society as a whole? A look at American society might give you the impression that people with disabilities do not participate at equal levels.
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