Posts filed under: politics

Oct. 4, 2010
WZZM-TV (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Disability Awareness Conference held in Grand Rapids
Monday was disability awareness day in Grand Rapids and as part of that, a collaboration of ten local agencies took part in a disability awareness conference.

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Filed Under: disability awareness, politics

Sept. 26, 2010
Politics Daily
New York Governor and 'Saturday Night Live' Finally See Eye to Eye
Gov. David Paterson of New York accomplished something on the season opener of "Saturday Night Live" that few others -- if any -- have ever managed: He got an apology. Actually, he got three.

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Filed Under: politics, visually impaired

March 25, 2010
KOMU-TV (Columbia, Mo.)
Mayoral Candidates Address Disability Issues
At a forum at the Columbia Public Library, three Columbia mayoral candidates answered questions about disability issues.

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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), politics, public policy

March 23, 2010
KOMU-TV (Columbia, Mo.)
Missourians With Disabilities Rally For Rights
Hundreds of Missourians rallied Tuesday against cuts to disability services and promote equality for Missourians with and without disabilities.

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Filed Under: housing, politics, public policy

Nov. 17, 2009
NBC New York
Murdoch: Paterson’s Blindness, Cluelessness Hurts NY Politics
Why don't we have more civility in our political discourse? "Because David Paterson is blind and can't read Braille," according to the wisdom of Rupert Murdoch.

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Filed Under: politics, visually impaired

Aug. 13, 2009
Fox News
New York Residents With Disabilities Outraged by ‘Retard’ Comment at County Meeting
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Filed Under: intellectual disability, language, politics