For the record, as the spouse of a person who uses a
wheelchair for mobility, there are countless remaining challenges before People
With Disabilities (PWD) gain anything remotely resembling equity.
Groundbreaking federal Civil Rights legislation -- that recognizes
the legal need/appropriateness for people with a wide range of disabilities to
be accommodated in their daily lives – is something positive for everyone.
Anyone can join the disability community. The CDC reports
that one in four people will experience disability in their lifetime.
Every PWD (and their extended community of companions,
friends, co-workers, caregivers, health professionals, personal care
attendants, etc) could write a book about trials, triumphs and lingering
frustrations.
I hope mainstream America can take a moment away from the
very valid priorities of COVID response and protesting police brutality and
inequality for people of color – to explore the ADA and its impact.
For PWD, it’s time to challenge the status quo and double
down on upholding rights gained over the past three decades (they are in danger
from the right wing).
PWD and everyone should be pushing the public and private
sectors to create more equity in the next 10 years than has been achieved in
the past 30.
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