ADAPT Protesters Chained to White House Gates
Approximately 100 ADAPT activists were arrested recently after being fired up by a disappointing meeting with White House officials. At the meeting with the ADAPT activists were Jeff Crowley, Valerie Jarrett, Nancy DeParle and Henry Claypoole (his first day on the job).
Their message was consistent "CCA will not be included in this year's Health Care Reform" and "You'll have to live with the institutional bias." Tell that to those who are dying in institutions! ADAPT activists give Obama a "D" in disability issues for his first 100 days for "Dissing the Disability Community" like this. To read a report from Justice For All.
They're here from all over the country -- Texas, Montana, New York, Pennsylvania -- to protest what they see as President Obama not sufficiently supporting the Community Choice Act, a bill that would amend the Social Security Act to provide those with disabilities and older Americans the ability to use federal funding for community-based attendant services instead of just for nursing homes. To read an ABC News report.
To see a video of Senator Harkin addressing Adapt protesters (Flash video).
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