“We Demand Rights, Not Charity”: March to Call on Government to Implement Disability Promises in the 2011 Programme for Government. 21st of November. November 16, 2012
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People with a disability and their families will march on 21st November to say in one loud voice, ‘We Demand Rights, Not Charity’ & Call on Government to Implement Disability Promises in the 2011 Programme for Government.
A list of the Promises made in the 2011 Programme for Government relating to disability, are available to view here.
Everyone who supports the rights of people with disabilities should attend! This includes grandparents, cousins, neighbours, work colleagues, team mates etc etc. This is about demanding equal rights and if you believe in this, then we need your support!!
Date: Wednesday, 21st November 2012
Time: Assemble at 2pm, leaving at 2.30pm
Where: Central Bank, College Green, Dublin 2, with a march to Leinster House, Kildare St, Dublin 2
-The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, transportation, public accommodation, communications, and governmental activities. The ADA also establishes requirements for telecommunications relay services.-
http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/disability/ada.htm
signed into law by President George H.W. Bush in 1990