(ADAPT)
August 14, 2012
DENVER, COLORADO– [Excerpt provided by Inclusion Daily Express] When President Obama visited Denver on August 8th, Colorado ADAPT was there with a message for him — Nothing about us without us!
The Department of Labor is in the process of writing new federal labor rules that will affect how attendant services are provided. Though the changes would hurt, even devastate, folks in the disability community, we were not consulted about the proposed changes.
When we learned that President Obama was coming to the Auraria Events Center in Denver to talk about women’s health care, Colorado ADAPT saw an opportunity to deliver our message directly to the President, and jumped at the chance! A group of us got tickets the day before the event, and the planning began.
Because literally thousands of people were expected to attend the event, we wanted to get there early and did! The first three people in line were all ADAPTers!
Entire article:
Colorado ADAPT Sends Message to President Obama — Nothing About Us Without Us!
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