Dear All,
Both the Presidential candidates for the US Presidential election will be
speaking to the disabled outlining their plans and ideas for the disabled .
Read the info given below. I wish we had something like this in our country
too.
Thousands of Americans with disabilities from across the country will join
together at The National Forum on Disability Issues, a non-partisan
presidential forum organized by the Ohio Disability Vote Coalition (ODVC)
and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) from 12:30
to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, July 26, in Columbus, Ohio.
AAPD is the largest cross-disability membership organization in the country.
ODVC, a political advocacy collaborative, includes nearly 30 organizations
from throughout Ohio that represent the interests of people with
disabilities.
The forum will feature time slots for presidential candidates Barack Obama
and John McCain to present their visions for the future of disability policy
in America to this influential voting bloc -- more than 40 million people
with disabilities are eligible to vote in the U.S. Questions will be posed
to the candidates by the forum moderator, news anchor and journalist Judy
Woodruff ("The News Hour with Jim Lehrer").
The presidential candidates are invited to address their disability policy
positions on employment, healthcare, long-term services and supports,
housing, transportation, technology and education -- all vital issues to
people with disabilities.
"People with disabilities and our family members represent a huge percentage
of the voting population and we respond to candidates who address our
issues," said Andrew Imparato, President and CEO of the American Association
of People with Disabilities. "This forum is a golden opportunity for
Senators McCain and Obama to speak directly to an important segment of the
electorate that can make a difference for either candidate in November."
More than 70 national, regional and state disability-related organizations,
veterans groups and individuals are co-sponsoring the forum and will be
represented at the forum. A full list of sponsors is available on the AAPD
website at http://www.aapd.com.
The forum, the premier disability event of this election cycle, will also be
simulcast on the web by Disaboom.com to tens of thousands across the
country, many of whom plan to hold viewing parties in their communities.
People with disabilities in Ohio unable to attend the forum and without
Internet access will be able to participate via a live audio broadcast by
Ohio radio reading services.
The forum is also a celebration of the 18th anniversary of the signing of
the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), landmark civil rights legislation
that has helped to transform the lives of the more than 50 million Americans
who have disabilities. The forum comes on the heels of the historic June 25
House passage of the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (H.R. 3195), which will
overturn four Supreme Court decisions that have inappropriately narrowed the
protections of the ADA.
There is no charge to attend The National Forum on Disability Issues on July
26 and it is open to the public, but registration is required. To register,
visit http://www.govoter.org/presidential_forum/index.aspx. Questions about
registration should be directed to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The forum will be held at the Conference & Technology Center, First Church
of God, 3480 Refugee Rd., Columbus, Ohio.
For more information about the forum visit the AAPD website,
http://www.aapd.com.
The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), the country's
largest cross-disability membership organization, organizes the disability
community to be a powerful voice for change - economically, politically, and
socially. AAPD was founded in 1995 to help unite the diverse community of
people with disabilities, including their family, friends and supporters,
and to be a national voice for change in implementing the goals of the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). To learn more, visit the AAPD
website: http://www.aapd.com.
SOURCE American Association of People With Disabilities
Rebecca Panoff, Communications Manager, AAPD, +1-202-508-3783,
[EMAIL PROTECTED],
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