Voices of Disability

Instead of just hearing about the problems the disability population has had and will continue to have I'm going to be part of the solution. When I heard these 2 facts I decided it was time to take some action so I'll no longer be at this location, please use www.voicesofdisability.blogspot.com

1) 113,000 people were cut from medical assistance in Pennsylvania. Why did this happen? It was because the government wanted to show they are clamping down on fraud. In reality, those cuts were made arbitrarily so they committed fraud. There was no case examination to detrmine that those people no longer required assistance.

2) 16,000 people are on waiting lists for some type of services. The list grows annually because every year 700 additional kids graduate from public schools only to sit home, watch television, and let their skills regress.

I'll be compiling stories of families and individuals who have experienced these types of situations. I will be developing a video of these people also. If you or someone you know wants to participate in this project please let me know. < is one place that you can write your story. You are also encouraged to contact me at 13suewheels@gmail.com

I was at an event called " Disability Networking " and I'm really quite inspired. We talked alot about how to strengthen our advocacy efforts and the movement as a whole. There was a move to combine our efforts and be more proactive in making things happen. I offered to compile stories from the thousands of people taken off medicaid to show how inequitable the system is. As far as taking what I learned back with me I'm not sure I can since my area is not likely to work together.