‘The last great struggle’
February 26th, 2008
A pioneer views disability as the final frontier in civil rights
From the Boston Globe:
Keith B. Jones, a composer, producer and performer of hip-hop, is considering a long-shot campaign for the U.S. Senate as a way to bring more attention to disability rights. He sees the cause of people with disabilities as the next frontier of civil rights, “the last great struggle.”
“We are perpetually creating an underclass,” insists Jones, who has cerebral palsy. “We are perpetually under-educating a group of people. We’re not seen as a workforce commodity. We’re seen as a burden.”
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