THANK YOU, Jodi, for writing this articulate, fact-based article. Having spent 16 years teaching secondary students with IEPs and 504 plans, it infuriates me that a political agenda based on ignorance, hate, and discrimination intends to dismantle the disability protections we've worked so hard to enact and support. At every turn, the message is clear - the leadership of this country does NOT care about our kids. Like you, I will continue to speak out on behalf of the rights of ALL Americans.
What the leadership of this country does not seem to grasp is the prevalence of disability.
Denying rights to more than 20% of the country's population will only serve to disenfranchise those people and the ones who love and care for them. As is the case, I imagine it will cause their downfall -- that's the way I try think about it. It's my way of trying to stay optimistic.
THANK YOU, Jodi, for writing this articulate, fact-based article. Having spent 16 years teaching secondary students with IEPs and 504 plans, it infuriates me that a political agenda based on ignorance, hate, and discrimination intends to dismantle the disability protections we've worked so hard to enact and support. At every turn, the message is clear - the leadership of this country does NOT care about our kids. Like you, I will continue to speak out on behalf of the rights of ALL Americans.
What the leadership of this country does not seem to grasp is the prevalence of disability.
Denying rights to more than 20% of the country's population will only serve to disenfranchise those people and the ones who love and care for them. As is the case, I imagine it will cause their downfall -- that's the way I try think about it. It's my way of trying to stay optimistic.
Thanks for your kind words!