i just don't think he pick right way to mark the ada day.

Salkin Kathleen wrote:

> Yes, but we're talking about two different groups as far as the government
> is concerned.  There are the disabled who are all ages, and there are the
> retired folks.  There's a lot of overlap between the two, but the AARP is
> designed for retirees, and the medicine bill is designed for those retirees
> who are on Medicare and no longer have group coverages that cover meds.
>
> Kat
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dan Keplinger" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 10:26 AM
> Subject: aarp and ada
>
> > i saw in apaper that bush marked the 12th year of ada by
> > signing a bill for better drug coverage and this was a
> > big thing for the aarp. how does this help the disabled
> > communitty as a hole?  at a quick look at the aarp web
> > site it said anyone over 50 can join aarp, but not just
> > being disabled.   to me ada is  to benefit people with
> > disabilies, not one portion of the group.
> >
> > dan