Disability rights are civil rights — the right to be treated equally. They are human rights — the right of all people to fulfill their God-given potentials. And they are an urgent issue for America — because America will never achieve our potential until all Americans can achieve theirs.
Now obviously we have come a long way in this country. But, we have our work cut out for us if we’re going to keep the promise that we should — that we will continue to work for a more perfect union that includes Americas. For the past seven years, it’s as though people with disabilities have been invisible to this President and his administration.
If you’re a child who can’t get the special education classes you need — you’re invisible.
If you’re a citizen who wants to vote, but the polling place doesn’t have the right equipment or the right help — you’re invisible.
If you’re a worker wants a job, but can’t find one that accommodates your disability — you’re invisible too.
Well, people with disabilities may be invisible to George Bush, but they are not invisible to you, and they will never be invisible to me.
This is a cause I’ve been involved with for throughout my 35 years.

For more, read here:

http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/speech/view/?id=4045

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“We must build a world free of unnecessary barriers, stereotypes, and discrimination …. policies must be developed, attitudes must be shaped, and buildings and organizations must be designed to ensure that everyone has a chance to get the education they need and live independently as full citizens in their communities.”

Obama’s comprehensive agenda to empower individuals with disabilities fits in with the campaign’s overarching message of equalizing opportunities for all Americans.

In addition to reclaiming America’s global leadership on this issue by becoming a signatory to — and having the Senate ratify — the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the plan has four parts, designed to provide lifelong supports and resources to Americans with disabilities. They are as follows:

First, provide Americans with disabilities with the educational opportunities they need to succeed.

Second, end discrimination and promote equal opportunity.

Third, increase the employment rate of workers with disabilities.

And fourth, support independent, community-based living for Americans with disabilities.

http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/awdplan

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