Our Perpetual Responsibilities of Advocates with Disabilities

We have to find a way over the coming years to:

• enforce the ADA and Olmstead Act (secure funding)
• demand better enforcement of public transportation services
• close down the nursing homes, except for those who wish to be there
• improve the wage of personal assistant services and the quality of care received by the clients
• find more accessible affordable housing
• enforce the Air Carrier Act
• give all healthcare services free to low-income people and people with disabilities
• start small businesses or customized employment and improve higher education
• provide more public education for those who need it
• make disability studies a major in all universities, public and private
• better train people on assistive technology and devices
• teach people how to navigate through the benefits system
  
• have action teams set up to deal with any situation for persons with disabilities
• more community involvement and more sensitivity training

Today Was a Crazy Day

Today was crazy.

The woman who I hired did not show up for training, my office assistant was sick, one of my attendants got a wage garnishment, and I got two new clients. My money that I was supposed to get did not show up.

Later

Why Are Mondays Always Crazy?

Good question, but no good answers.

My office elevator was down when I got there. I got a couple new clients, but it was a crazy Monday! I will write more tomorrow.

Lunchtime

Today I decided to eat lunch outside. It was a beautiful day, and these are the days that I love the Berkeley weather.
I made a lot of phone calls at work, and then I realized that Vanessa, my fiancee, had gone back to school, and had a class tonight. I came home, and took the dog out, played GTA III, and we beat the next level. Yay! :D

More to come tomorrow.

P.S. Hillary called off her campaign today.