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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
WHAT'S NEW ON THE DISABILITY RIGHTS
ACTIVIST.
Last Updated: January 19, 1997 3:45 PM PDT.
THE DISABILITY RIGHTS ACTIVIST.
A lot is happening at the federal level with legislation and regulations that affects the
lives of disabled people. Unfortunately we are seeing a backlash against the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA). There is more and more information available for people to take action
in support of the rights of people with disabilities but it is, for the most part, scattered across the Web.
THE DISABILITY RIGHTS ACTIVIST brings together much of the information needed to enable anyone interested
in the rights of disabled people to work for those rights. In my work in developing THE DISABILITY RIGHTS
ACTIVIST, indeed in all my work for disability rights, I am guided by the words of Mahatma Gandhi - "Whatever
you do may seem insignificant, but it is most important that you do it."
If you are new to disability rights, I suggest you start here.
Activism can take many forms. Learn how to organize, hold press conferences, raise funds, educate, and
more. Make your communications with politicians and the media more effective.
Details on the following issues are available in
WHAT'S HOT NOW.
- The FDR Memorial will not include a statue of FDR in his wheelchair.
(Posted January 19, 1997.)
- IDEA was reintroduced in the 105th Congress on January 7, but needed changes have not yet been made.
(Updated
January 15, 1997.)
- Federal funds are sometimes used for forced
electroshock therapy on elderly women.
(Updated December 18, 1996.)
- Accessible web page design is easy to do and it gives many more
people access to a web site.
(Posted November 8, 1996)
- Boycott six major corporations that refused to sponsor the Paralympics AND
would not allow their categories to be released.
(Posted October 26, 1996.)
The 104th Congress has adjourned.
End of Session Updates on the issues we have been following.
Press releases, court decisions, events, speeches, etc. of interest to people concerned with
disability rights.
These are matters that affect our day-to-day lives. Reports from
various sources on attendant services, Medicaid, managed care,
housing.
Learn more about disability rights issues. These links will get you started.
Who are you - the evil cripple, the super-crip, the pitiful, smiling through the suffering cripple?
All of the above? None of the above? Tell the media who we really are.
There are 49 million of us! From what I've read
our vote is already having an impact. It is easier than ever to
register and vote.
This is NOT everyone's cup of tea. It is largely a list of on-line government
resources. Keeping up with
what's going on in Washington is a MAJOR task. If I haven't mentioned an issue that's important to you,
here are some tools to get you started in researching it. Please let
me abarhydt@teleport.com know the issue and what you've found so I can include it here.
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