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Disability Politics and Legislation ( USA )
Public Group active 3 months, 1 week agoA discussion around Disability Politics and Legislation that impacts us all in the United States – disabled or not.
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Jym posted an update in the group
Disability Politics and Legislation ( USA ): 3 months, 1 week ago · ViewThink Congress, 8,000 legislate bills passed out of 80,000 introduced
The first in 64 years that have been factually the most ineffective Congress.
Can we continue the plight of battling each other and not working hand in hand for we the people they represent?
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Ron Bercume posted an update in the group
Disability Politics and Legislation ( USA ): 8 months, 1 week ago · updated 7 months, 2 weeks ago · ViewFrom our Twitter friends: In 2010, householders without disabilities’ earned $58,736/year. Those with disabilities earned a median income of $25,550. #povertydata
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Ron Bercume posted an update in the group
Disability Politics and Legislation ( USA ): 7 months, 2 weeks ago · ViewIn one of my last emails to the ILWAD army, wanted to share with everyone:
Politics is a touchy subject in the states currently in a big way. Specifically for PWD and the assistance they do or do not get. Alot of people are trying to stop the ”they do” currently – we at times seem to be on a verge of semi civil war kind of way with Obamas’ re-election looming. Unfortunate, but a reality. We live in historic times to say the least.
Ron
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Ron Bercume posted an update in the group
Disability Politics and Legislation ( USA ): 9 months, 2 weeks ago · updated 9 months, 2 weeks ago · ViewDisabled people, those with long-term conditions, and their families are being hit hard by cuts to the… http://fb.me/VTYk2KXf
This is for the UK, but interesting enough that we share similar struggles politically.
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Ron Bercume posted an update in the group
Disability Politics and Legislation ( USA ): 9 months, 2 weeks ago · ViewPWD must exercise clout by voting: http://t.co/0d5ddYw
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Danny Housley posted an update in the group
Disability Politics and Legislation ( USA ): 10 months ago · ViewHere is some very important information that directly impacts people with significant disabilities who want to enter the workforce. It’s section 511 of the Workforce Investment Act .This is an amendment to the Rehabilitation Act that would allow employers to pay people with significant disabilities subminimum wages. The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) has come out in opposition to this but the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) supports it.
Some of the larger groups are divided on this issue, what do you think? Below is the response from the NFB (which I support)
http://nfbutah.org/2011-orlando-convention-nfb-agenda (NFB Response) -
Ron Bercume posted an update in the group
Disability Politics and Legislation ( USA ): 10 months, 1 week ago · updated 10 months, 1 week ago · ViewOn Thursday, June 09, 2011 the World Report on Disability was released in New York. The numbers were staggering. Over 1 billion people worldwide are believed to have disabilities, a full 15% of the world population. In 1970, the estimate was 10%. The increase is credited to improved reporting and information gathering techniques, as well as an aging population and an increase in chronic diseases.
Now you don’t maybe feel so alone, do you??
XOXOXOXOXOXOX
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Ron Bercume posted an update in the group
Disability Politics and Legislation ( USA ): 10 months, 1 week ago · ViewGlobal Disability Rights Library: info for developing countries w/o adequate Internet access on promoting rights of PWD http://bit.ly/orPeMl
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Jym posted an update in the group
Disability Politics and Legislation ( USA ): 10 months, 1 week ago · updated 10 months, 1 week ago · ViewThanks Ron gladly join up to my ears in it with the disabled not to loose ground in any sense of the word or meaning and working full bore ahead with the Congress and our President, setting in conferences via the phone meetings and giving them hell big time mincing no words
JymAwesome Jym, I would love to be a fly on the wall ; )
Want to serious get involved with http://www.adapt.org/ as I have the time.
In some years to come, how cool would it be to have a ILWAD flash mob dancing and singing infront of the whitehouse!
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Ron Bercume posted an update in the group
Disability Politics and Legislation ( USA ): 10 months, 1 week ago · updated 10 months, 1 week ago · ViewAnswering the Question: What has Medicaid Done for You? | The Arc Blog http://fb.me/104KRqOOP
Such a large conversation Jym. It is a program that has been successful, has changed the world, has lifted up this county. Myself, I am stuck in the middle with three kids and a wife, myself uninsured. To much on the books, nothing in the bank.
We live in historic times and I will leave it at that my friend.
Though you might like this group ; )
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Disability Politics and Legislation ( USA ) 10 months, 1 week ago · View
