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Presidential Candidates Ignore Disability Community
Written by Pete Korakis   
Friday, 27 June 2008 03:00

June 27 - As the House of Representatives this week passed an updated version of the American with Disabilities Act which expands the definition of disabled, we decided to take a look at what the Presidential candidates are doing to address the disability community and their issues.

June 27 - Whole Program
produced by Leigh Ann Caldwell
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Jim Dickson, Vice President of the American Association of People with Disabilities says they're not doing a whole lot. He spoke with Election Unspun's Karen Miller.

The real proof of what a candidate is going to do, when in office, is what they say in their stump speeches or in their commercials. And we've heard nothing about disability from either candidate in those two arenas.

wheelchair user gliding

... there are 56 million Americans with disabilities, almost 1 in 5.

PART 2: Interview with Lee Paige, Paralyzed Veterans of America

After the 2000 election, Congress passed the Help America Vote Act which, for the first time, provided grant money to states to increase election day accessibility for those with disabilities. Lee Paige Advocate Director with Paralyzed Veterans of America says major gains have been made in recent years.

 

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