Posted
May 7, 2015
As
Ronald Reagan proclaimed May 7 National Barrier Awareness Day, in
1986, he said, "Eighty percent of Americans will experience some
disability in their lifetime. That makes it necessary for all of us
to understand and appreciate both the barriers they must surmount and
the contributions that they can make to our society."Maybe you think, with all the laws mandating access for people with disabilities – the disabled person parking placards and wheelchair accessible restrooms, the ramps and elevators, the curb cuts and audible street signals—maybe you think that there are no barriers left to remove.
But of course there are countless barriers still, in
the world and even in the U.S...There are private buildings and
public parks that have not yet been retrofitted to accessible
designs, modes of transportation that have not yet been addressed,
and cost barriers to getting service animals.
Worst of all, some people with disabilities get the feeling that some people automatically assume that one's disability means that there is something wrong with with one's brain!
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| Cerebral palsy is not a metal disability. |
So...take
the time today to notice barriers and think up some way of removing
one or two of them. Take the time to raise consciousness about
disabilities. And realize that you will probably be part of the
80%...At some point or another, you will have a broken leg or a
energy-sapping illness or a loss of sensory acuity or a need for a cane or walker. How do you want to be treated, if and when something happens to you?
Also
on this date:
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Brahms's
birthday
Anniversary
of the world premiere of Beethoven's Ninth
Symphony
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