Tuesday, December 4, 2012

A Vote Against People with Disabilities

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Around the world, 126 countries have ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Unfortunately, the U...
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Monday, December 3, 2012

Proclamation: International Day of Persons with Disabilities

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Today President Obama signed a proclamation commemorating the 20th International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The proclamation states i...
Thursday, November 8, 2012

The President Has Been Reelected. What Now for People with Disabilities?

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" I believe we can keep the promise of our founders, the idea that if you’re willing to work hard, it doesn’t matter who you are or ...
Monday, November 5, 2012

Disability Policy and the Election: A Wrap-Up

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Still trying to decide who to vote for? Want to easily share a summary of the top issues to people with disabilities? Review this blog's...

Obama vs. Romney: The Bottom Line

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All things considered, the 2012 presidential election comes down to one issue for people who care about people with disabilities -- and th...
Saturday, November 3, 2012

VOTE -- and Do It Early If You Can. State-by-State Info

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 A Message from the Association for Americans with Disabilities (AAPD): "We would like to take this time to remind everyone that E...
Friday, November 2, 2012

Krugman: This Election Is Really About [Which Program?]

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Writing in the New York Times, columnist Paul Krugman says that in many ways, this election is all about Medicaid. That's because if...
Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Scary Statistics: Romney's Plan Would Deny Coverage for 30-37 Million Americans

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Governor Romney has said several times that he wants to turning Medicaid into a block grant program to the states. A good idea? Sure, if t...
Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Coelho: "No President Has Done More for the Disabled Community"

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From the Disability Power & Pride website, here's a message from former House Majority Whip Tony Coelho, a lifelong advocate fo...
Monday, October 29, 2012

How Election 2012 Will Affect Students with Learning Disabillities

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If you have a child with a learning disability, make your voice heard on Election Day. From the National Center for Learning Disabilities ...
Sunday, October 28, 2012

Truth-O-Meter Agrees with Biden: Not One Democrat Supports Romney-Ryan "Bipartisan" Plan for Medicare

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If you watched the vice presidential debate, you may remember this exchange: Ryan: "This is a [Medicare] plan that's bipartisan. ...
Saturday, October 27, 2012

What Romney's Not Telling You About His Economic Plan

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No politician wants to run a campaign on a message of "I want to cut programs that a lot of people depend on, and tough times are ahe...
Friday, October 26, 2012

A Parent's Perspective: "Autism and the GOP"

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Back in April, a parent of a child with autism wrote a passionate defense of government programs that support people with autism, and how pr...
Thursday, October 25, 2012

Thank You, Ann Coulter!

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With a few exceptions, the topic of disabilities has been largely absent from this year's presidential campaigns. If it were a top issue...

Do 6.5 Million Votes Matter?

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In an Oct. 11 op-ed titled " Mitt Romney: Do 6.5 Million Votes Matter ?" in the examiner.com, Tina Burgess writes about the 6.5 ...
Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Backlash, Inspiration after Ann Coulter Calls President "the Retard"

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Regardless of your political leanings, you have to wonder how any political commentator can get away with this. A slip of the tongue would ...
Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Mom: "Medicare Saved My Family"

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Special thanks to Monique Ruffin -- a mother, author, life coach, and advocate for her son, who has Down syndrome -- for today's post. I...
Monday, October 22, 2012

"Disastrous Educational Agenda"? Voucher Lessons from Milwaukee

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One way I collect content for my blog is through Google Alerts for the policy issues that affect people with disabilities. Alerts for Medica...
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Sunday, October 21, 2012

Putting Kids...Last? Cutbacks and the Fate of the Young

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One thing the presidential candidates agree on: Our children and grandchildren will have to pay for our budget deficits.  But in an excellen...
Friday, October 19, 2012

Ayn Rand and Disabilities: Part 2

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[Read Ayn Rand and Disabilities: Part 1 .] In this compelling piece, Mike Lux writes, " Ayn Rand Thinks He's a Parasite, but My B...
Thursday, October 18, 2012

Ayn Rand and Disabilities: Part 1

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Vice Presidential Candidate Paul Ryan has said that Ayn Rand's writings are the reason he got involved in public service. While he...
Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Romney's Voucher Plan: "Disaster for Special Education Students"

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Charles Fox, an attorney and parent who writes the excellent Special Education Law blog, provides one of the clearest arguments against Gove...

Paul Ryan's Vision for the U.S. Education System

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Writing in The Atlantic, Jordan Weissmann summarizes Rep. Paul Ryan's plan for education in two words -- "cut" and "pri...

Vouchers: What Would They Mean for Special Education?

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Last night, Education Week sponsored a debate at Teachers College at Columbia University on education between education advisers for Presi...