More info from the Obama campaign re: disability issues....

Kendall

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From: Kareem Dale <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 11:54 AM
Subject: blog re New Video Statement from Barack Obama on Americans with
Disabilities
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Please circulate.

http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/dahome/

New Video Statement from Barack Obama on Americans with Disabilities
<http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/kareemdale/gG5sPH>

by Kareem Dale, National Disability Vote Director, Obama for America
Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 10:17 AM

[Note: This video comes from YouTube, so it is not captioned and I am
aware of that.  The campaign has not yet processed the video for Barack
TV, but once it does, the video will be fully captioned.]

Please see the below blog posting by Seth, the Co-Chair of the
Disability Policy Committee.

       For months now, Barack Obama has been talking about disability
issues with voters on the stump: how to break down the barriers that
exclude people with disabilities from jobs; the importance of universal
health care to Americans of all kinds, including people with
disabilities; and providing the supports that people with disabilities
need to live independent lives in their communities.

       Unfortunately, we don't always have video of these discussions
on the campaign trail.  But click here
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao8MB2qTYSM>  for one user-generated
video that's available on YouTube showing Barack Obama answering a
question from the mother of a child with Down's Syndrome.  Barack
doesn't just show his support for Americans with disabilities and their
families, although he certainly does that.  He also explains why he
strongly supports full funding of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act.  I encourage you to spend a few minutes.  It's worth
watching.

       As a contrast, click here
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ5ewmjhkZ4>  for a video of Senator
McCain's statement about the fact that he doesn't support the Community
Choice Act.  And click here <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0lBN14rTeQ>
for McCain's prior public statement against the CCA.




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Kendall

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The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress
depends on the unreasonable man.

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