40 Million Americans…

Meg  and I *sincerely* apologize for the lack of updates.  But after seeing AAPD’s election site, which has a good portion of what we wanted to provide, we’ve decided on a change of plans.

We’re going to type up a line by line translation of HAVA (Help America vote Act).  Our community is systematically left out of the voting process for a myriad of reasons and the first step in reclaiming our rights is learning exactly what our rights are so we can fight for them.

We haven’t began this yet as we’ve been dealing with various health issues, but we will start ASAP.  If anyone here would like to help we’d appreciate it.  If so, leave a comment or send us an email to let us know.

Everyone is gearing up for the primaries, and so are we. We will soon have a fully functional website, but until then let me tell you a bit more about us. A friend - who you’ll meet soon - and I were discussing how little attention disability issues garners. AAPD asks the (general election) candidates a list of questions, and we’re grateful for that, but what if we got to candidates during primaries, when platforms are being molded? That is what we hope to accomplish, along with giving disabled voters a comprehensive resource so they know their rights, where they can get rides to the polls, and a myriad of other links to centers for independent living.

One of our other goals is to get the support of other big names in politics, civil rights leaders, and anyone else who will aid us in making sure disabled voters are heard. People with disabilities are a minority as far as how we’re viewed by society, but we’re by no means a small group. Almost everyone knows someone with a disability; it could be a family member or just an acquaintance. Our fight for civil rights is nearing it’s prime, and an important part of that is our involvement in the democratic process. A lot of us live by the system; it’s time we had our say about it… and on what can help us break out of it.