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FRIEDEN OUT AS NCD CHAIR
By Mike
Ervin
President George W. Bush has decided he no longer wants
renowned disability rights activist Lex Frieden to serve as chair of the
National Council on Disability.
Click here for more about Lex Freiden
 TWO VISUALLY
DISABLED CANDIDATES RUN FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS:
 In Maryland, Kristen Cox says it is an encouraging sign of how
much public perception have changed that she and David Paterson, both legally
blind, are running for lieutenant governor in Maryland and New York this year.
She was picked by current Governor Ehrlich as his running mate
Click here for the whole story on Cox
and Patterson.
New York’s Bumpy Road to Inclusive
Elections for
Voters with Disabilities
Almost every day in New York one can find an article in local
newspapers, on the radio or on television about the Help America Vote Act and
the dismal example the state has set concerning its implementation. Many
people, however, may be surprised to learn that advocates have been fighting
for a very long time for the right of those with disabilities to be able to
vote at their local polling places alongside their families, friends and
neighbors.
Read the full
voters story
Thanks to the ADA, We’ve Come A Long Way,
but the Journey Continues
By Rick Fitzgerald
Every July 4th, Americans celebrate the birth of
their nation, the sacrifices made by the Founding Fathers and the courage of
the Continental Army, which helped free the colonists from British rule. When
Thomas Jefferson declared that all men were created equal and had the right to
pursue life, liberty and happiness in 1776, he paved the way for the freedoms
we enjoy today. But equality and freedom haven’t always been extended to
every member of our society. For many years, millions of citizens were denied
some of most basic rights won at the end of the Revolutionary War and spelled
out in the U.S. Constitution.
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