Posted September 24th, 2008 by Susan
From: http://www.wwj.com/ADA-Changes-Coming/3015762
In years since passage of the ADA, court decisions have eroded protections
for those who otherwise might have been considered disabled. Lawmakers have
said that as a result, people with a variety of disabilities, including
cancer, epilepsy, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and mental illness have been
improperly denied protection under the law - in many cases because people
were able […]
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Posted September 24th, 2008 by Susan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 23, 2008
Contact: Jennifer Mullin / Kate Cyrul
202-224-3254
ADA AMENDMENTS ACT HEADED FOR PRESIDENT’S SIGNATURE
Senator Harkin to attend Presidential signing ceremony this Thursday
Washington D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today signed the duly enrolled
copy of the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act, which will now be
sent to President Bush for his signature. Harkin signed on […]
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Posted September 18th, 2008 by Susan
Disabled Utahns join protest of HUD
By James Thalman
Deseret News
Published: September 16, 2008
A contingent of Utahns with disabilities are among 500 disabled Americans who have set up the first-ever tent city at a major government agency to protest federal underfunding of affordable housing. DUH City, which has sprung up outside the U.S. […]
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Posted September 17th, 2008 by Susan
House Passes ADA Amendments Act, Bill Heads to White House for Signature
Just after noon today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the ADA Amendments Act as passed by unanimous […]
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Posted September 17th, 2008 by Susan
Police Arrest 10 Protestors
ADAPT, a disability rights group, protests at the McCain Campaign headquarters in Arlington.
http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=319548&paper=68&cat=104
By David Schultz/The Connection
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
TEN PEOPLE
were arrested earlier this week at the Arlin
gton campaign office of Republican presidential candidate John McCain
when a group of protesters gained entry to the office and refused to
leave.
At
approximately 1:45 p.m. on Monday […]
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Posted September 17th, 2008 by Susan
TUESDAY UPDATES by Jerry Crosley
As of this writing, DUH City Times is struggling under the impediment of having most of our reporters under arrest! The day started out mellow enough—breakfast on your own or what you could scrape together from
Alice’s Restaurant at DUH City. Then a short break to sing protest songs, practice chants, […]
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Posted September 16th, 2008 by Susan
50 Arrested as ADAPT Takes Affordable, Accessible Housing Crisis to Congress
Washington, D.C.—From their base at “DUH City”, groups of ADAPT activists fanned out on the Hill to hit congressional leaders who have responsibility to help solve the housing crisis for low income people with disabilities. Visits to the offices of Rep. Barney Frank (D, MA), […]
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Posted September 16th, 2008 by Susan
ADAPT activists have taken the ADAPT Platform on Housing to the Congressional leaders in the position to make it happen! ADAPTers from across the nation are in the offices of Representative Barney Frank (D-Massachusetts), Senator Chris Dodd (D-Connecticut) and Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama). They are demanding that these leaders review and endorse the Housing platform […]
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Posted September 16th, 2008 by Susan
This link goes to the coverage on TV last night. The first video is from Arlington yesterday, the second is a video of Bobby talking about CCA.
Way to go ADAPT!!!
Marsha
http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=76105&catid=158
ARLINGTON, Va. (WUSA) - It’s an issue millions of American families struggle with: Can you afford to take care of an aged or disabled loved one […]
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Posted September 16th, 2008 by Susan
Tuesday, September 16, 2006
On site at DUH City - A Monday Night Recap
Three AM
Last night at the big meeting, ADAPTers were shocked to find out
that they had to be in line at FOUR AM today ! We buckled down however, knowing that there had to be a pretty damn good reason for getting up that […]
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