Comments on: McCain-Palin and Obama-Biden on Disability

By: Autism “Debates”

Autism “Debates” — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:04:11 +0000

[...] White House’” were she and Senator John McCain to win the election; what, though, about adults with disabilities, who make up 90% of the those with disabilities in the [...]

By: Regan

Regan — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:02:46 +0000

Maybe it’s me, but I saw some promising platforms within the Obama-Biden statement. Implementation is always the issue, and since we are electing a President and not a King, the composition of Congress and state of the Federal and states budget will be reality checks.

At least acknowledging what needs to be done is a first step. The rest of it will always have some dependency on our attention to these matters as the electorate and concerned constituencies–to keep the issues on the front burner and give input to our representatives and other decision and policy makers.

Just the way I see it.

By: Kristina Chew, PhD

Kristina Chew, PhD — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:47:15 +0000

So there needs to more talk about issues facing autistic adults and by them. I think.

By: Ivy

Ivy — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:50:50 +0000

Although I’ve pretty much made my mind on who to vote for this November, I’m aware of the fact that, no matter what the candidates say, people with disabilities, regardless of age, are not on the priority list. I am not impressed by catch phrases, or ambiguous promises. I wish I was more optimistic about either candidate in that respect, but I’m not. The future worries me. Everyone talks about children with autism. Very little is said about adults with autism, and their quality of life, their particular needs. I guess this can be said about many individuals with disabilities. They seem to fall through the cracks. What is worse, aside from the organizations that care (and keep loosing grants and other means of funding), nobody seems to care.