Please take a few minutes to participate in a form-completing or a
letter-writing campaign.
Each
Congressperson (Senators and Representatives) can draft legislation
(propose new laws). The
President also has legislative power. Write to all your local
Congresspersons, and the President, concerning the below
issue.
THE ISSUE AT
HAND:
State and/or federal legislation should be implemented which require health facilities to send in a social worker (or other qualified professional) to visit competent seriously injured/disabled, hospitalized in-patients or nursing home residents, with the intent of clarifying that:
1. assistive technology input/output devices replace standard keyboards, monitors, or mice so that people with quadriplegia, blindness, or other serious conditions can effectively operate a computer
2. aid in obtaining and setting up of these computers and devices will be provided; thus cutting through the red tape
3. a bed top is sufficient space for an adaptive assembly
4. an adapted computer with access to the Internet (which could include attending online university courses and/or becoming employable) can improve life considerably
5. organizations exist to help provide computers; adaptive devices; and training.
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My experiences:
When the computer I’d owned for years suddenly broke down, the
Social Services department at the nursing home where I now reside
refused to help me contact several organizations that help the
disabled obtain new or refurbished computers – citing they were
too busy. They also denied me access to an outside social worker.
Because I had no family or friends in this part of the country, to
obtain a new computer I was forced to save my "personal needs
allowance" ($52 a month) for two years. (For
further clarification of my plight, see "my cold slap in the
face")
The facts:
Fifty-four million Americans – roughly 1 in 6 – personally
experience some form of disability.* Many of these individuals will
enter a heath facility with a serious, debilitating condition for at
least a short period of time in their lives. Help make sure
you, your family, friends, and descendants have the opportunity to gain employment
and/or attend online university courses through the use of an
adapted computer, instead of having to survive on Social Security
and taxpayer dollars. It takes a few minutes of your time and
costs nothing
Please ask your congresspersons to do the following:
Please draft state and/or federal legislation which require health facilities to send in a social worker (or other qualified professional) to visit competent seriously injured/disabled, hospitalized in-patients or nursing home residents, with the intent of clarifying that:
1. assistive technology input/output devices replace standard keyboards, monitors, or mice so that people with quadriplegia, blindness, or other serious conditions can effectively operate a computer
2. aid in obtaining and setting up of these computers and devices will be provided; thus, cutting through the red tape
3. a bed top is sufficient space for an adaptive assembly
4. an adapted computer with access to the Internet (which could include attending online university courses and/or becoming employable) can improve life considerably
5. organizations exist to help provide computers; adaptive devices; and training.
More Information
about the United
States Congress and how to write them,
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information about the President of the United
States, and writing a personalized
letter.
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BARACK OBAMA AND JOE BIDEN’S
PLAN TO EMPOWER AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES - www.barackobama.com/pdf/DisabilityPlanFactSheet.pdf
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