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Police Arrest Disability Rights Activists At White House Fence
(ABC News)
April 27, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC– [Excerpt] Police have started to arrest some of the disabled protestors picketing outside the White House right now. Almost all of the 400 demonstrators are in wheelchairs.
“Shame on you, Obama is a liar! Shame on you, Obama is a liar!” some are chanting.
They’re here from all over the country — Texas, Montana, New York, Pennsylvania — to protest what they see as President Obama not sufficiently supporting the Community Choice Act, a bill that would amend the Social Security Act to provide those with disabilities and older Americans the ability to use federal funding for community-based attendant services instead of just for nursing homes.
ADAPT wants the Community Choice Act to be included as part of the overall health care reform package. The White House says that President Obama supports CCA, but whether or not it’s part of the overall health reform effort hasn’t been decided.
Entire article:
Police Arresting Angry Members of the Disabled Community Who Are Picketing White House
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/04/police-arrestin.html
Related:President Obama fails to lead on Community Choice Act (ADAPT)
http://www.dimenet.com/hotnews/archive.php?mode=A&id=7106;&sort=D
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