Return-Path: <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j6RMdWG12783; Wed, 27 Jul 2005 18:39:32 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 18:39:32 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <a05111b03bf0db82d2835@[10.14.3.234]> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Anne Murr <anne.murr@DRAKE.EDU> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-LD:4800] RE: 15th Anniversary of the ADA X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=us-ascii Status: O Content-Length: 2791 Lines: 80 Last Saturday, 3 Drake Adult Literacy Center students and I went to the Des Moines ADA Anniversary Rally where Sen. Tom Harkin and Rep. Leonard Boswell both spoke. We handed out flyers that stated: "Have reading problems. CAN work. Where's the ramp? Adult literacy IS a disability issue." Senator Harkin included the right to learn to read when listed the rights of persons with disabilities. We need ALL policy-makers to affirm this right (and then allocate the funds to accomplish this!). Larry Lehman gave Sen. Harkin a copy of his handwritten book, "The Man Who Was Cheated." Here's a quote from the book: "I have heard a lot of reasons for not knowing how to teach me. I would like to know the reasons why and what can be done about it. Can you tell me why I was cheated I would like to know It is not whining... it is hurting and mad Would you like to be call stupid... a lot of people call me stupid I'm not stupid I just don't know how to read" Larry's book is a work in progress. He began writing it as a letter to the Des Moines School Board and continues to write. Now that he is learning to read, he has become a vocal advocate for the rights of adult new readers! Literacy changes lives. Anne Murr Drake University Adult Literacy Center Des Moines, IA > 1) 15th Anniversary of the ADA > by "Crawford, June" <jcrawford@nifl.gov> > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 15:30:21 -0400 >From: "Crawford, June" <jcrawford@nifl.gov> >To: <NIFL-LD@nifl.gov> >Subject: 15th Anniversary of the ADA >Message-ID: <9B35BF1886881547B5DFF88364AF31A32FE20D@wdcrobe2m03.ed.gov> > >Tomorrow, July 26, 2005, the 15th anniversary of the Americans with >Disabilities Act will be celebrated. > >Here in Washington, DC., a program is planned at the Marriott Hotel at Metro >Center, 775 12th Street, NW, and the event is open to the public. If you >are in the area and wish to attend, the hours are 9-1. Sponsors are the >National Council on Disabilities and a number of federal agencies. > >I hope all of you who are concerned about those with disabilities, and who >show that interest by subscribing to this discussion list, will take a few >moments out of the day to celebrate this occasion. We have made much >progress over the past 15 years. Opportunities for those with disabilities >have been greatly increased and we need to celebrate the successes even as >we continue to work to improve conditions for adults with disabilities. > >June Crawford >Bridges to Practice Program Director National Institute for Literacy -- Anne Murr, M.S., Director Drake University Adult Literacy Center 1213 25th Street Des Moines, IA 50311 anne.murr@drake.edu Tel 515-271-3982 Fax 515-271-4185
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