[nabs-l] Organizations expressoutrageoverrepublicandisabilitypolicy
Antonio Guimaraes
aguimaraes at nbp.org
Tue Nov 4 14:24:45 UTC 2008
Grin,
I am glad we've had the discussions about voting. Now many will be watching,
and hoping their candidate makes it. Then, when one of them does, we'll
continue to work with their administration, and especially the congress.
I am not sure the NFB has worked to change things by appealing, and
connecting with the executive, but all well, maybe we aught to try it.
Now Joe, it will be a pleasure to receive, or share with you a Long Island,
so I'll be looking for you in Detroit.
Sincerely,
Antonio guimaraes
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Orozco" <jsorozco at gmail.com>
To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'"
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 6:28 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Organizations
expressoutrageoverrepublicandisabilitypolicy
> Antonio,
>
> Wiktionary.org defines "plight" as the following:
>
> *Predicament: a situation from which extrication is difficult especially
> an
> unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament";
> "the woeful plight of homeless people"*
>
> I believe the reference to homeless people highlights the popular
> connotation of the word, the same popular connotation you are exercising
> in
> attempting to make your point. In my post I said the word, and therefore
> its connotation, are reserved for people unable to overcome adversity. I
> did not claim to be offering a literal definition. If we look at the
> definition above, I would argue that Jewish people once experienced a
> so-called plight. I would argue that Native-Americans once experienced a
> plight. African-American slaves, refugees from war-torn African
> countries...Those people are victims of the type of plight you are
> attempting to associate with the blind. Blind people have not been
> socially
> degraded. The odds for the blind are high, but at no point have they been
> stacked up so high that no amount of education could ever hope to change
> the
> public's perception that the blind are equal human beings. If we were
> holding this discussion in the midst of a third world country, I would
> grant
> you the perception, but we live in a country that has opened doors for the
> blind and other people with disabilities despite all its legal and
> legislative shortcomings. Unlike the aforementioned groups, the blind are
> not inhibited by a social barrier so immense as to appear immovable.
>
> You've already offered this document outlining the comparison of Obama to
> McCain before. I believe it heavily favors Obama despite its claims to be
> neutral, but the writer earned my respect for taking the time to build a
> case on more than ideological affiliation. The author is voting as an
> informed individual who can support his choice with more than emotional
> claims about which candidate best fits his perception of what a candidate
> ought to be doing, and I guess when it comes down to it, I wish you could
> have built a similar case to convince us that the issue of disabilities is
> crucial enough to singularly consider in tomorrow's election and that
> Obama
> is the only logical solution to the alleged problems you see with the
> disability community. Do your own research. Draw your own conclusions.
> Build your own solid platform in support of your candidate so that
> naysayers
> like myself cannot overwhelm you with spreading arguments.
>
> Now, I'm not up for writing another novel. Unless you post something
> completely off the wall, I think I've bored you long enough. Steve pretty
> much summed up the discussion far more elegantly than I could have
> managed.
> If Obama wins, and statistically it is difficult to predict to the
> contrary,
> I'll buy you a pitcher of whatever you desire when I next see you. If the
> Mac really does come back, you can spot me a Long Island or two. Despite
> our difference of opinions, I'm glad we had the discussion.
>
> Joe Orozco
>
> "Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity."--James
> M.
> Barrie
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf
> Of Antonio Guimaraes
> Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 1:35 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Organizations express
> outrageoverrepublicandisabilitypolicy
>
> About plight, my dictionary defines it as
>
> "condition, state; especially a bad state.:
>
> No language in my dictionary, the version used in the Franklyn Master
> Special edition suggests that plight is reserved for those who can not
> overcome adversity.
>
> Turning to the dictionary in the Kurzweil software, plight is defined as
>
> "a cituation, especially a bad or unfortunate one."
>
> "To give a pledge, one's word of oath for example."
>
> "To endanger, put at risk."
>
> Again, nothing here directly indicating a lack of reziliency, or inability
> to overcome adversity.
>
> I have provided two pieces that point out why I favor the Obama camp. I
> have
> heard McCain refer to the disabled as people with special needs, as
> pointed
> out in the recent press release. I do not feel the need to research and
> present evidence for my every statement, but I know what I hear, and I
> know
> what I read. And, from what I hear, and from what I read, I have been able
> to make a conscious decision on who is best suited to lead America. My
> mind
> will likely not change, and neither is Joe Orosco's, or Mika Pikala. We
> have
> been politically defined in the same way for years, but I hope we are
> always
> able to carry on with maturity, and forceful arguments.
>
> I know who I support for president, and I know why I put my weight behind
> him. It is up to each individual to to the same for themselves. If anyone
> can show my original posts to be wrong, rather than to point out that it
> favors one candidate over another, I would reconsider my statements, and
> political leanings. Again, if McCain has such good record introducing laws
> on behalf of the NFB, why isn't such general favor for disability issues
> reflected in this document below?
>
> Does the Obama support for disability policy present itself so promenently
> here because the writer is left-leaning, or because Obama's policies are
> well-articulated, and generally more benneficial to people with
> disabilities, and the blind?
>
> Are there straight out lies about McCain, misstatements of his positions
> and
> voting record, and inflated statements about Obama? If so, what are they?
> Is
> this all a matter of perception, or can we trust in imperic data, and
> one's
> voting record?
>
> Sincerely
>
> Antonio Guimaraes
>
> ----------------------------------
>
>
>
> Sunday, September 21, 2008
> This information is set forth in an effort to provide the reader with
> information about the Presidential candidates' positions concerning people
> with disabilities. It is not intended as an endorsement of either
> candidate,
> and is posted in my private capacity.
> Watch what they do (and did), not just what they say.
>
> Vote for the candidate of your choice, but vote.
> Please feel free to share this email and add it to your blogs.
>
> Marc
>
> As we near November 4th, it is increasingly important that voters
> concerned
> about people with disabilities are well-informed about the candidates'
> positions. Each Presidential candidate has put forth positions on issues
> on
> their respective websites:
>
> McCain/Palen:
> www.johnmccain.com/informing/issues<http://www.johnmccain.com/informing/issu
> es>
> <http://www.johnmccain.com/informing/issues>
> Obama/Biden: www.barackobama.com/issues<http://www.barackobama.com/issues>
> <http://www.barackobama.com/issues>
>
> Please take a look at each of the websites to learn where the candidates
> really stand.
> A review of their respective records in the Senate is also revealing:
> OBAMA ON EDUCATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
>
> Barack Obama supports full funding of the Individuals with Disabilities
> Education Act (IDEA), early intervention and developmental programs, and
> expanded college opportunities for students with disabilities.
>
> Obama voted for over $44 billion in funding for the IDEA. [SCR 1, Senate
> Vote #94, 3/22/07]
>
> Obama will invest $10 billion per year in early intervention, educational
> and developmental programs for children between zero and five. His plan
> will help expand programs such as Early Head Start to serve more children
> with disabilities. His plan also will encourage states to expand programs
> for children with disabilities, such as IDEA Part C. [Obama Plan to
> Empower
> Americans with Disabilities
> <http://www.barackobama.com/pdf/DisabilityPlanFactSheet.pdf> ]
>
> Obama supports increasing opportunities for college students with
> disabilities. He also will provide more support for these college
> students.
>
> Obama was an original co-sponsor of the Senate bill to reauthorize the
> Higher Education Act (S. 1642) which significantly expands opportunities
> and
> supports for individuals with disabilities to attend college and graduate
> programs. [S.1642, 110th Congress]
>
> MCCAIN ON EDUCATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
>
> John McCain has repeatedly voted against the IDEA even though he claims he
> supports full funding of it.
>
> McCain has repeatedly voted against funding for special education.
>
>> McCain repeatedly voted against funding increases for the IDEA.
>> [H.R.4577, Senate Vote #170, 6/30/00; SCR 23, Senate Vote #103,
>> 3/26/03]
>
>> McCain has chosen tax cuts for the wealthy over education funding for
>> students with disabilities. Specifically, McCain voted against
>> increasing spending in the amount of $229 billion over 10 years for
>> the IDEA. McCain also voted against an amendment that would create a
>> reserve fund of $73 billion in IDEA funding. The spending would have
>> been made possible by reducing tax cuts. [SCR 23, Senate Vote #103,
>> 3/26/03; SCR 23, Senate Vote #70, 3/21/03]
>
> McCain did not co-sponsor reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (S.
> 1642). He also did not vote on passage of the reauthorization of the
> Higher
> Education Act in the 110th Congress. [S.1642, 110th Congress; S. 1642,
> Senate Vote #275, 7/24/07]
>
> OBAMA ON SUPPORT FOR LIVING INDEPENDENTLY IN THE COMMUNITY
>
> Obama is a co-sponsor of the Community Choice Act of 2007. Obama believes
> that individuals should be able to make their own choices for their living
> arrangements and live independently in their communities. [S.799, 110th
> Congress]
>
> Obama is a co-sponsor of the Community Living Assistance Services and
> Support (CLASS) Act Of 2007. This bill would help individuals with
> functional impairments pay for services that they need to maximize their
> independence. [S.1758, 110th Congress]
>
> MCCAIN ON SUPPORT FOR LIVING INDEPENDENTLY IN THE COMMUNITY
>
> McCain strongly opposes the Community Choice Act. Asked about the
> Community
> Choice Act at a Town Hall in Denver, McCain said "The Community Choice Act
> is not a piece of legislation that I support." [McCain Town Hall
> <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/07/AR200807070
> 1672_5.html>
> , 7/7/08]
>
> OBAMA ON SOCIAL SERVICES SPENDING
>
> Obama opposes a freeze on social services spending for people with
> disabilities.
>
> Obama voted against capping non-defense spending which means that social
> service spending for people with disabilities could continue to meet their
> needs. In 2005, Obama voted against the Inhofe amendment that would cap
> non-defense, non-trust fund spending. [S.1932, Senate Vote #286, 11/3/05]
>
> MCCAIN ON SOCIAL SERVICES SPENDING
>
> McCain promises that he will cap non-defense spending for at least one
> year,
> meaning that social services spending for people with disabilities will be
> capped as well.
>
> McCain voted in favor of capping non-defense spending. In 2005, McCain
> voted
> for the Inhofe amendment that would cap non-defense and non-trust fund
> spending. [S.1932, Senate Vote #286, 11/3/05]
>
> McCain proposed a freeze of discretionary spending as illustrated when he
> said, "As president, I will also order a prompt and thorough review of the
> budgets of every federal program, department, and agency. While that
> top-to-bottom review is underway, we will institute a one-year pause in
> discretionary spending increases with the necessary exemption of military
> spending and veterans' benefits." [McCain Remarks on the Economy at
> Carnegie
> Mellon University, 4/15/08
> <http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/News/Speeches/9bb4e69a-36cc-4ca3-b40d-0
> cdd41a1b812.htm>
> ]
>
> OBAMA ON HEALTH CARE FOR AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES
>
> Obama will sign universal health care into law by the end of his first
> term
> in office, and he has supported expanding the State Children's Health
> Insurance Program ("SCHIP") and health care programs for people with
> disabilities, children, and veterans.
>
>
>
> Under Obama's plan to provide universal health insurance, insurance
> companies will not be able to stop individuals from getting coverage even
> if
> they have pre-existing conditions and disabilities. Obama's plan allows
> individuals and businesses to purchase public or private health coverage
> through a national health insurance exchange. Obama's plan would make
> health care more affordable and accessible to all Americans, particularly
> individuals who have been denied coverage in the private market due to a
> pre-existing condition or disability. [Obama Plan to Empower Individuals
> with Disabilities
> <http://www.barackobama.com/pdf/DisabilityPlanFactSheet.pdf> ]
>
> Obama is a co-sponsor of ending the Medicare Waiting Period Act of 2007
> (S.2102). Before they can get Medicare coverage, people with disabilities
> must first receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) for 24
> months. Due to the 24-month Medicare waiting period, an estimated 400,000
> Americans with disabilities are uninsured and many more are underinsured
> at
> a time in their lives when they need health coverage the most. During
> this
> waiting period, many individuals develop secondary conditions, their
> health
> status worsens and many die. Obama supports legislation that would phase
> out this harmful waiting period and provide individuals with health
> insurance. [S.2102, 110th Congress]
>
> Obama supported expanded health insurance for children. In 2007, Obama
> voted to reauthorize the SCHIP at over $60 billion for five years. Two
> children who live with a single parent who makes $51,510 would have access
> to health insurance coverage under SCHIP. The bill would provide $100
> million in new grants to fund state outreach and enrollment efforts and
> allocate $49 million for a demonstration project to streamline the
> enrollment process for low-income children already eligible for coverage.
> [HR 976, Senate Vote #307, 8/2/07]
>
> Obama supported assuring accessible health care to people with
> disabilities
> by co-sponsoring the Promoting Wellness for Individuals with Disabilities
> Act (S.1050) The bill would require the U.S. Access Board to establish
> access standards for all diagnostic equipment (examination tables, x-ray,
> mammography and other radiological equipment, etc.). It also educates
> physicians and dentists by requiring that medical schools, dental schools,
> and their residency programs provide training to improve competency and
> clinical skills in providing care to patients with disabilities (including
> those with intellectual disabilities) as a condition of receiving federal
> funds. Finally, it establishes a national wellness grant program which
> will
> authorize funding for programs or activities for smoking cessation, weight
> control, nutrition or fitness that are tailored to the needs of
> individuals
> with disabilities and authorize funding for preventive health screening
> programs for individuals wi!
> th disabilities to reduce the incidence of secondary conditions. [S.1050,
> 110th Congress]
>
> MCCAIN ON HEALTH CARE FOR AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES
>
> McCain's health care plan does not prohibit discrimination against
> individuals with pre-existing conditions and disabilities. McCain's
> healthcare plan would replace the existing tax exclusion for
> employer-sponsored health coverage with a refundable tax credit for all
> Americans as an incentive to purchase health insurance. However, many
> individuals with disabilities are denied coverage or unable to afford
> coverage in the private market due to pre-existing conditions and
> disabilities. While McCain's plan would work with states to develop best
> practice models in expanding coverage to individuals who have been denied
> coverage, it would not prohibit discrimination. [Washington Post, 4/30/08
> <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/29/AR200804290
> 2706.html>
> ]
>
> McCain opposed reauthorizing SCHIP and providing insurance for millions of
> uninsured children. According to Knight Ridder, "The [2007] Senate
> proposal
> would provide coverage to 3.2 million" uninsured children and renew
> coverage
> for the 6 million children already covered by the program. The
> legislation
> passed 68-31. [H.R. 976, Vote #307
> <http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cf
> m?congress=110&session=1&vote=00307>
> , 8/2/07; Knight Ridder, 8/2/07]
>
> VETERANS WITH DISABILITIES:
> Obama:
> The Disabled America Veterans (DAV) gave Obama an 80% rating in 2006.
> [Project Vote Smart]
> Obama supported expanding health care for veterans.
>
>> In 2005, Obama voted for providing an additional $500 million per
>> year for the next five years for mental health services for veterans.
>> [S.2020, Senate Vote #343, 11/17/05]
>
>> In 2006, Obama voted in favor of adding $430 million for outpatient
>> and inpatient health care and treatment for veterans. Nearly half of
>> the military servicemen and women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan will
>> require health care services for the physical and psychological
>> traumas of war, yet the Bush administration and Republican-led
>> Congress have underfunded the Veterans Administration's medical
>> services by at least $1.2 billion for 2007 alone. And, this was the
>> second consecutive year they had done so. [H.R.4939, Senate Vote #98,
>> 4/26/06; The Independent Budget, A Budget for Veterans by Veterans,
>> 2/10/06; Newsweek, 1/19/06]
>
> Obama voted for $2 million for research of traumatic brain injuries to
> improve imaging for traumatic brain injury testing and adapting current
> technologies to treat brain injuries suffered in war. [H.R.5631, S. Amdt.
> 4781, Senate Vote #222, 8/2/06; CQ, 8/2/06]
>
> McCain:
>
> McCain opposed expanding health care for veterans.
>
>> In 2005, McCain voted against providing an additional $500 million
>> per year for the next five years for mental health services for veterans.
>> [S.2020, Senate Vote #343, 11/17/05]
>
>> In 2006, McCain was one of 13 senators who voted against adding $430
>> million for outpatient and inpatient health care and treatment for
>> veterans. Amendment passed 84-16. [H.R.4939, Vote #98
>> <http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_
>> cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=2&vote=00098>
>> , 4/26/06]
>
>
>> McCain voted against $2 million of funding for research of traumatic
>> brain injuries. McCain rejected legislation that would help improve
>> imaging for traumatic brain injury testing and adapting current
>> technologies to treat brain injuries suffered in war. [H.R.5631, S.
>> Amdt.
>> 4781, Senate Vote #222, 8/2/06; CQ, 8/2/06]
>
>
>
>> McCain voted with the Disabled American Veterans 20% of the time.
>> Factcheck.org "However, he is correct in that McCain doesn't have a
>> perfect score with DAV (Disabled American Veterans), a group of 1.3
>> million disabled veterans that supports more funding for veterans health
>> care. McCain has a 20 percent record of voting the way DAV would like him
>> to in 2006...Senators were evaluated on five votes for amendments that
>> would have increased funding for veterans' health care." [Factcheck.org
>>
> <http://www.factcheck.org/askfactcheck/does_mccain_have_a_perfect_voting_rec
> ord.html>
>> ]
>
>
> OBAMA ON CIVIL RIGHTS FOR AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES
>
> Obama strongly supports the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
> Restoration Act. Indeed, he signed on as an original co-sponsor of the
> Senate version of the ADA Restoration Act. [S.1050, 110th Congress]
>
>
>
> Obama will appoint judges who exhibit empathy for individuals with
> disabilities. "Barack Obama will appoint judges and justices who respect
> Congress' role as a co-equal, democratically elected branch of government
> and who exhibit empathy with what it means to be an American with a
> disability" [Obama Plan To Empower Individuals With Disabilities
> <http://www.barackobama.com/pdf/DisabilityPlanFactSheet.pdf> ]
>
> MCCAIN ON CIVIL RIGHTS FOR AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES
>
> While McCain has also co-sponsored the ADA Restoration Act, he has
> promised
> to appoint judges like those who interpreted the ADA narrowly and deprived
> millions of people with disabilities of their civil rights. McCain said
> that as president, he would "appoint strict constructionist judges." [AP,
> 8/7/07] "In an address at Wake Forest University, McCain pledged to
> nominate jurists who believe 'there are clear limits to the scope of
> judicial power'...By way of example, McCain said he would look for people
> in
>
> the cast of Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Samuel A. Alito
> Jr., and his friend the late Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist. He called
> them 'jurists of the highest caliber who know their own minds, and know
> the
> law, and know the difference.'" [Los Angeles Times, 5/7/08
> <http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/politics/la-na-mccain7-2008may07,0,
> 3233304.story>
> ]
>
>
> OBAMA ON MEDICARE ELIGIBILITY
>
> In 2007, Obama voted against increasing Medicare Part D premiums for
> beneficiaries making over $80,000 annually. Obama voted against the
> Ensign
>
> Amendment that would require Medicare prescription drugs beneficiaries
> with
> annual incomes over $80,000 and couples with annual incomes over $160,000
> to
>
> pay a larger share of their Medicare Part D premium.[SCR 21, Senate Vote
> #93, 3/22/07]
>
> Obama opposed means testing for Medicare. In response to a NCPSSM
> questionnaire, Obama said, "The bill added 'means testing' to Part B of
> Medicare, requiring individuals with incomes over $80,000 to pay gradually
> higher premiums. This undermines the basic premise of Medicare as an
> insurance program for all Americans and could cause wealthier and
> healthier
> people to leave the Medicare program." [NCPSSM Questionnaire; Citizen
> Action Illinois Questionnaire, SEIU Questionnaire]
>
> MCCAIN ON MEDICARE ELIGIBILITY
>
> McCain voted to raise the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67. In 1997,
> McCain voted in favor of raising the eligibility age for receiving
> Medicare
> from 65 to 67 with the change being phased in between 2003 and 2027. The
> motion passed 62-38. [S 947, Vote #112
> <http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cf
> m?congress=105&session=1&vote=00112>
> , 6/24/97]
>
> OBAMA ON MENTAL HEALTH PARITY Obama is a long-time supporter of mental
> health parity legislation, having passed the Illinois Mental Health Parity
> Law. He also co-sponsored the Mental Health Parity Act of 2007. Obama
> co-sponsored a bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
> (ERISA) and the Public Health Service Act to require a group health plan
> that provides both medical and surgical benefits and mental health
> benefits
> to ensure that: (1) the financial requirements applicable to such mental
> health benefits are no more restrictive than those of substantially all
> medical and surgical benefits covered by the plan, including deductibles
> and
>
> copayments; and (2) the treatment limitations applicable to such mental
> health benefits are no more restrictive than those applied to
> substantially
> all medical and surgical benefits covered by the plan, including limits on
> the frequency of treatments or similar limits on the scope or duration of
> treatment. The bill prohibi!
> ted the plan from establishing separate cost sharing requirements that are
> applicable only with respect to mental health benefits. [110th, S.558,
> Introduced 2/12/07; HELP Report, 4/11/07] Obama co-sponsored and voted for
> a
>
> mental health parity bill that requires coverage for serious mental
> illnesses to be provided on the same terms and conditions as other
> illnesses
>
> and diseases. [92nd GA; SB 1341; 2001; Signed into law 7/27/01, PA
> 92-0185]
> MCCAIN ON MENTAL HEALTH PARITY McCain's health care plan would eliminate
> the mental health parity requirements in 45 states. [Wall Street Journal,
> 10/11/07; SOURCE: National Conference of State Legislatures
> (http://www.ncsl.org/programs/health/hmolaws.htm
> <http://www.ncsl.org/programs/health/hmolaws.htm> ), accessed 7/30/07;
> Council for Affordable Health Insurance, accessed 7/30/07
> (http://www.cahi.org/cahi_contents/resources/pdf/MandatePub2007.pdf
> <http://www.cahi.org/cahi_contents/resources/pdf/MandatePub2007.pdf> )]
> OBAMA ON AUTISM Obama will increase federal funding for outreach and
> support
>
> services for people on the autism spectrum. Specifically, "Obama will
> seek
> to increase federal ASD funding for research, treatment, screenings,
> public
> awareness, and support services to $1 billion annually by the end of his
> first term in office. Obama will also continue to work with parents,
> physicians, providers, researchers, and schools to create opportunities
> and
> effective solu!
> tions for people with ASD." [Obama Plan Supporting Americans with Autism
> Spectrum Disorders
> <http://origin.barackobama.com/pdf/AutismSpectrumDisorders.pdf> ] Obama is
> a
>
> co-sponsor of the Expanding the Promise to Individuals with Autism Act
> (S.937) which would improve services and supports for individuals with
> autism spectrum disorder and their families. It would build upon programs
> within the Developmental Disabilities Act to increase interdisciplinary
> training of professionals, development and dissemination of evidence-based
> autism treatments, interventions, supports and services for children and
> adults, and protection and advocacy. [S.937, 110th Congress] MCCAIN ON
> AUTISM McCain has not taken a leading role to expand services and supports
> for people with autism. McCain has not co-sponsored the Expanding the
> Promise to Individuals with Autism Act (S.937). [S.937, 110th Congress]
> McCain says he will work to advance federal autism research. "As
> President,
>
> John McCain will !
> work to advance federal research into autism, promote early screening, and
> identify better treatment options, while providing support for children
> with
>
> autism so that they may reach their full potential." [McCain Statement on
> Combating Autism in America
> <http://www.johnmccain.com/content/?guid=24dc9c37-e739-4aa3-8a88-ebae650a2f1
> 1>
> ] OBAMA ON VOTING RIGHTS FOR AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES Obama supports
> fully funding the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) so that we can ensure all
> polling places are accessible. His administration would also assure
> better
>
> enforcement of federal disability rights laws - from HAVA to the Voting
> Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act to the ADA - to make
> sure
> the right of Americans with disabilities to vote is fully protected.
> [Obama
> Plan to Empower Individuals with Disabilities
> <http://www.barackobama.com/pdf/DisabilityPlanFactSheet.pdf> ] MCCAIN ON
> VOTING RIGHTS FOR AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES In 2002, McCain voted
> repeatedly against the !
> Help America Vote Act, which was offered to correct problems in the
> election
>
> system and impose detailed voting-procedure requirements on the states.
> McCain voted for final passage of the bill. [S.565, Senate]
> Marc Dubin, Esq.
> Florida Coordinator
> Obama For President National Disability Policy Committee
>
> www.barackobama.com/issues<http://www.barackobama.com/issues>
> http://www.barackobama.com/issues/disabilities
> Register to Vote at http://www.voteforchange.com
>
> To view John McCain's policy positions, visit
> http://www.johnmccain.com/informing/issues/
>
> 305-896-3000 Direct
> Fax: 877-731-3030
> mdubin at pobox.com<mailto:mdubin at pobox.com>
>
> Chair, Florida Bar Disability Law Committee
> www.disabilitylawcommittee.com<http://www.disabilitylawcommittee.com>
> Former Senior Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights
> Division, Disability Rights Section, Washington, D.C. 1992-2005
>
>
>
>
>
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joe Orozco" <jsorozco at gmail.com>
> To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'"
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 12:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Organizations express outrage
> overrepublicandisabilitypolicy
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>
>> Antonio,
>>
>> Laws change policies, not attitudes. Further, the government cannot
>> realistically create jobs, unless you suggest the government only hire
>> people with disabilities to reduce the overall unemployment of that
>> sector
>> of the population. What is troubling about your continuing rhetoric is
>> that
>> it would appear you are counting on an Obama administration to
>> miraculously
>> make things better. It will not. To be fair, it cannot. Vote for Obama
>> if
>> you must, but vote with the understanding that all the success you
>> pretend
>> will be achieved by your candidate are actually successes you and I will
>> have to work to make important items. And no, it is not a plight.
>> Plight
>> is reserved for those who absolutely cannot overcome adversity. The
>> generation of leaders that built the NFB we see today overcame their
>> obstacles with far less accessories we have today, so spare us all the
>> unnecessary gloomy language. It may be part of some people's skeptical
>> reality, but it does not have to be part of ours.
>>
>> Joe Orozco
>>
>> P.S. Let's see some examples of all the instances the McCain campaign has
>> hinted at negativity for the disabled community portrayed by the article
>> you
>> forwarded. Claiming McCain and Palin have said this or that does not
>> make
>> evidence, only hearsay.
>>
>> "Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity."--James
>> M.
>> Barrie
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf
>> Of Antonio Guimaraes
>> Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 5:06 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Organizations express outrage
>> overrepublicandisability
>> policy
>>
>> Hello Beth, and all,
>>
>> I don't think McCane and Palen are against people with disabilities, as
>> you
>> point out in your post. They are aganst some things, as are you and me,
>> but
>> they are surely not aganst the disabled.
>>
>> I do feel the Obama camp gets it more about the 54 million of us with a
>> disability, and would help our plight, yes, I said plight, more than the
>> concervatives.
>>
>> Now, about plight, if you thing 70 percent unemployment rate does not
>> qualify as plight, I don't know what does.
>>
>> So, rather than point out 70 percent of us are unemployed, lets hit the
>> books, and other places to change this number.
>>
>> Plitefully yours,
>>
>> Antonio
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Beth" <thebluesisloose at gmail.com>
>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 4:56 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Organizations express outrage over
>> republicandisability policy
>>
>>
>>> Geez, why execute criminals with developmental disabilities? Why?
>>> And please, somebody tell me why McCain and Palin are acting the way
>>> they do. It's bad enough that Palin is against the LGBT community,
>>> but against people with disabilities? I knew this was going to
>>> happen. I don't know if I'm psychic, but I just know it's going to
>>> happen.
>>> Beth
>>>
>>> On 10/31/08, Antonio Guimaraes <aguimaraes at nbp.org> wrote:
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Just received this press release, and am providing it for your
>>>> information, as you look to be informed to vote in the 2008 election.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Antonio Guimaraes
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ADAWatch.org
>>>> National Coalition for Disability Rights
>>>> 1701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 300
>>>> Washington, DC 20006
>>>> 202-448-9928 - info at ncdr.org
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> NEWS RELEASE
>>>>
>>>> October 31, 2008
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Disability Rights Organizations Express Outrage Over Attacks at
>>>> McCain-Palin
>>>> Rally
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Contacts:
>>>>
>>>> Jim Ward, Founder and President
>>>>
>>>> 202-415-4753 or jward at ncdr.org
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Marcie Roth, Executive Director
>>>>
>>>> 301-717-7447 or mroth at ncdr.org
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> (Washington, DC) The National Coalition for Disability Rights (NCDR)
>>>> pushed
>>>> back today against the McCain-Palin campaign for ridiculing the legal
>>>> rights
>>>> of people with disabilities. News reports describe McCain-Palin
>>>> campaign
>>>> representative Senator Kit Bond (R-Mo), joining Vice Presidential
>>>> candidate
>>>> Sarah Palin at a rally in Rush Limbaugh's hometown of Cape Girardeau,
>>>> Missouri, mocking Presidential candidate Senator Barak Obama for
>>>> stating
>>>> that he's looking to nominate judges who empathize with "the disabled."
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "It's Halloween and it seems that Sarah Palin's mask of support for
>>>> people
>>>> with "special needs" is slipping. Despite past pandering to people with
>>>> disabilities, McCain-Palin are actually opposed to vital disability
>>>> legislation like the Community Choice Act and they want to appoint
>>>> judges
>>>> who will further roll back the civil rights protections of the
>>>> Americans
>>>> with Disabilities Act," declared NCDR's founder and president, Jim
>>>> Ward.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> NPR's Nina Totenberg has reported that McCain-Palin's and
>>>> conservatives'
>>>> "most oft-mentioned prospects" for nomination to the Supreme Court
>>>> include
>>>> Ohio Judge Jeffrey Sutton. Sutton was opposed by hundreds of disability
>>>> organizations when he was nominated by President Bush after
>>>> successfully
>>>> weakening the ADA with states' rights arguments. As a sitting judge, he
>>>> has
>>>> recently supported the execution of criminals with developmental
>>>> disabilities and has undermined the Help America Vote Act(HAVA).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Disability rights advocates are further incensed that the McCain-Palin
>>>> campaign has reframed this civil rights struggle, one founded in
>>>> concepts
>>
>>>> of
>>>> equality, dignity and self-respect, as an issue of "special needs."
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Disability rights advocate, Steve Gold states, "Yes we need support
>>>> services. Yes we need inclusive education. Yes we need integrated
>>>> employment. Yes we need equal rights. This not "special". These needs
>>>> are
>>>> based on us, people with disabilities, equal members of our
>>>> communities.
>>>> We
>>>> are not inspirational nor are we "special". We are PROUD PEOPLE WITH
>>>> DISABILITIES who should push back when anyone describes us as anything
>>>> but
>>>> equal members of our communities."
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The National Coalition for Disability Rights is a nonpartisan nonprofit
>>>> that
>>>> does not endorse political candidates. We are a coalition of national,
>>>> state and local disability, civil rights and social justice
>>>> organizations
>>>> united to protect and promote the human rights of children and adults
>>>> with
>>>> physical and mental disabilities.
>>>>
>>>>
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