Anything is Possible!

This week went by so fast.  I was barely able to tie my shoes and catch the bus or so it seemed most days.  And yet, chaos and broken shoe laces aside, I would be deeply remiss if I didn’t point out that on Wednesday last, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the ADARA by a vote of 402 to 17.

Now the number “17” is a huge thing if you’re talking NBA championships a la the Boston Celtics.

But it is merely a dropped feather in the corn when it comes to legislative opposition and I’m for one going to send each of those 17 nay sayers a motley feather as soon as I can round them up.

As for the Boston Celtics one has to be forever charmed by the sight of Kevin Garnett half singing, half shouting “Anything is Possible !”   

S.K.

Comments

[fridawrites]

Cheering and teary!!! Do you know when it will be voted on by the Senate?

Honestly, I'm surprised it passed by such a huge margin. It sounds like the lobbying many organizations and individuals did helped people recognize what was happening in the courts.

[Fred Miller]

After reading the bill, I've decided that it is even more open to interpretation. Things like "being regarded as" having a disability. Or the bill doesn't apply to a disability that is "minor". Then "minor" isn't defined.

Changing the law or even changing the hearts of the Supremes will always fall short of integrating all people with disabilities into the workforce. It must change one company and one community at a time.

My girlfriend, who is in my profile photo, worked for twelve years as an editor and designer at a company in Topeka. She retired because she was exhausted, but she now owns a good home and a nice car. I know lots of people with one limitation or another, but none are as physically limited as she is. Yet she plowed on. She even gave birth to a son who is now ten.

What am I getting at? The problem of integrating people with disabilities consists in prejudice against disability. But companies with deep pockets will keep fighting to prejudge people. And, on the other end of the spectrum, people with disabilities will prejudge themselves. This movement need lots of leaders, like you, to just plow on.

Sorry this comment is so long.

Great blog!