Gathering in DC on Thursday, November 15th

[Guest guest]

Hello all,

This Thursday, November 15th, there is going to be a gathering in

Washington, DC with historic implications for the disability rights movement

as a whole. Last year, on November 15th, 2006, the Road to Freedom

tour<http://www.roadtofreedom.org/cs/home>embarked from Washington, DC

on a nation-wide tour to rally support for the Americans

with Disabilities Act Restoration

Act<http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h110-3195>,

designed to restore protections of the Americans with Disabilites Act that

have been eroded by judicial decisions. The tour made over one hundred stops

throughout the nation and will be returning to Washington this Thursday.

Recent judicial decisions narrowing the definition of disability have

removed many people with disabilities from the protection the ADA provides.

This legislation will address that. It is unacceptable that we can face

discrimination because of our disability yet not be considered " disabled

enough " to qualify for legal protection. That will be the message we'll be

sending to Congress as they hold hearings on the ADA Restoration Act this

Thursday.

I will be joining a number of disability rights leaders from across the

nation in speaking in support of the ADA Restoration Act, in my capacity as

President of ASAN and as Policy Workgroup Leader for the Youth Advisory

Council to the National Council on Disability. It would be wonderful to see

self-advocates on the spectrum and our supporters in the audience,

particularly given the fact that the ADA Restoration Act is particularly

important to those of us with " invisible " disabilities. It ensures that we

will continue to be covered by the ADA. I'd like to encourage any of you who

can to join us in Washington, DC at the corner of 3rd Avenue and the

National Mall. If you have any difficulty finding us, please feel free to

call me on my cell at .

Remember: nothing about us, without us!

Best,

Ari Ne'eman

The Autistic Self Advocacy Network, President

http://www.autisticadvocacy.org

info@...

[Guest guest]

yes, and continue to speak up for Blind and Visually impaired right as well.

especially in the role of education.

Tom

> Hello all,

>

> This Thursday, November 15th, there is going to be a gathering in

> Washington, DC with historic implications for the disability rights

> movement

> as a whole. Last year, on November 15th, 2006, the Road to Freedom

> tour<http://www.roadtofreedom.org/cs/home>embarked from Washington, DC

> on a nation-wide tour to rally support for the Americans

> with Disabilities Act Restoration

> Act<http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h110-3195>,

> designed to restore protections of the Americans with Disabilites Act that

> have been eroded by judicial decisions. The tour made over one hundred

> stops

> throughout the nation and will be returning to Washington this Thursday.

>

> Recent judicial decisions narrowing the definition of disability have

> removed many people with disabilities from the protection the ADA

> provides.

> This legislation will address that. It is unacceptable that we can face

> discrimination because of our disability yet not be considered " disabled

> enough " to qualify for legal protection. That will be the message we'll be

> sending to Congress as they hold hearings on the ADA Restoration Act this

> Thursday.

>

> I will be joining a number of disability rights leaders from across the

> nation in speaking in support of the ADA Restoration Act, in my capacity

> as

> President of ASAN and as Policy Workgroup Leader for the Youth Advisory

> Council to the National Council on Disability. It would be wonderful to

> see

> self-advocates on the spectrum and our supporters in the audience,

> particularly given the fact that the ADA Restoration Act is particularly

> important to those of us with " invisible " disabilities. It ensures that we

> will continue to be covered by the ADA. I'd like to encourage any of you

> who

> can to join us in Washington, DC at the corner of 3rd Avenue and the

> National Mall. If you have any difficulty finding us, please feel free to

> call me on my cell at .

>

> Remember: nothing about us, without us!

>

> Best,

> Ari Ne'eman

> The Autistic Self Advocacy Network, President

> http://www.autisticadvocacy.org

> info@... <info%40autisticadvocacy.org>

>

>

>