The Obama Era

On January 20th history was made in the United States, our first African American President! But just as important our country has begun a new era of transparency that I think we have seldom seen in modern history. When you look at the Obama agenda, disability issues are a prominent cornerstone of the administrations goals. One can also see that with the use of technology the administration is embracing a real desire to communicate with the American public. I feel that this will be critical for the disability community to take advantage of and see that their agenda takes a prominent role over the course of the next four years. We as Americans with disabilities must be active participants in helping to structure public policy in this country. For the first time in my political consciousness I am more hopeful than ever that we will be given not only a voice but a place at the table to express our opinions. Yes we can!

Welcome 2009!

Welcome to 2009! This is going to be quiet a year; from the Inauguration of a new President to dealing with a global economic crisis we have our plate full. However, the ripple effect of unemployment, trying to deal with a new generation of disabled Veterans to the aging baby boomer community will be critical not just for the future of America but will have a tremendous impact on the dimensions of politics, society and our general economic security.
My goal is the year is to use this blog as a place to formulate and discuss ideas that are vital to the disability and aging communities that look at the intersections of politics, economics, culture and society as a whole. I welcome others thoughts and ideas as the year progresses.
Again...Happy New Year!