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Show Awareness 7 Next will be employment. Under the Equal Opportunity Law, the handicapped must insist on being covered as a minority. The government could save millions of welfare dollars annually if more handicappeds were employed. They want to be independent. They don't want to be a burden on society or the taxpayers. If gainfully employed, they would be taxpayers instead of taxtakers. But Dan says, "If you have a shortened body, there is a tendency to pay accordingly, even though you still have manual dexterity and a sharp mind. Some of the disabled have brilliant minds and should be used. Handicapped people make the most reliable, dedicated workers, because they know they must succeed." Even handicappeds need recreation, and they have more fun than anyone. The Association wants to plan an awareness day with the Governor and his whole Committee in wheelchairs, so they can get a low-view of their valley. Let them try to get into those restrooms at the park. It's impossible! In the Salt Palace, where do they put wheelchair occupants? Way up at the top, under the rafters, where they need binoculars to see what's happening on the stage floor. Each area should have sections for wheelchairs so that a person who can afford a $12 seat can sit in that section. Handicappeds should be consultants in all these fields, so mistakes won't have to be corrected later at great expense. They can help to destroy their own barriers. Dan says, "You're as disabled as you want to believe. You're as young as you feel or think. You can take people that are sixteen |
