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Offline CMdeux

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Happy Birthday, ADA!
« on: July 25, 2015, 12:25:19 PM »
ADA turns 25 this Sunday, July 26th! Wow. 


I'm THRILLED that my child is growing up in a world that recognizes that people with disabilities are people first.   

I'm also thrilled that this anniversary is being celebrated by a group of young adults who are beginning to understand that not all disabilities are obvious to others-- and that people with disabilities still have a right to expect privacy and dignity, even if they need accommodations.  That a life-threatening, episodic medical condition is life-ALTERING, and changes how you must live in the world-- in other words, when something everyone must do, which you in particular cannot do as everyone else does, is impacted-- this IS a hidden disability.  ADAA, thank you for spelling that out.   :heart:



ADA and ADAA mean that children with lie-threatening food allergies have rights to safety and inclusion in classrooms. 




Break down the barriers facing disabled students--Ola Ojewumi
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Ultimately, though our disabilities might provide us with challenges, the real barriers arise when adults and society do not believe in or value us.



I've learned that the label of disability is rarely something you're born with. Too often, it's something that other people decide for you. Though I sometimes feel the burden of my existence, I will not be bound by the limitations set before me, by those of my body or by those of this world.




Parents raising disabled children should teach them their worth instead of their limits.


I love that.  :heart:   LOVE that.


What have you seen that celebrates ADA's birthday?


Resistance isn't futile.  It's voltage divided by current. 

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Offline tigerlily

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Re: Happy Birthday, ADA!
« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2015, 02:06:32 PM »
Today's sermon celebrated the anniversary.  :heart:
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Re: Happy Birthday, ADA!
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2015, 05:41:08 PM »
How cool is that!
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Re: Happy Birthday, ADA!
« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2015, 07:54:25 PM »
Tweeted by @ElaineSchattner


"An Act That Enabled Acceptance"
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/26/opinion/sunday/an-act-that-enabled-acceptance.html?smid=tw-nytopinion

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The A.D.A. is about more than ramps and Braille; it’s about dispelling stereotypes, ensuring parity and fairness, creating opportunities and opening up our society to the full spectrum of types and needs. It’s about accepting, even welcoming, a huge and often marginalized segment of the population.






Offline tigerlily

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Re: Happy Birthday, ADA!
« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2015, 08:38:44 PM »
 :heart: The NYT story.
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Re: Happy Birthday, ADA!
« Reply #5 on: July 27, 2015, 10:41:25 AM »
"Disability" is the only marginalized, disenfranchised group that any one of us can join without warning-- at any time.    :yes:


Don't recall where or when I read that, but it was an epiphany to me. 

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Re: Happy Birthday, ADA!
« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2015, 07:26:30 AM »
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