Comments on: Commentary on Obama’s Special Olympics gaffe http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/03/20/commentary-special-olympics-gaffe-12360/ Disability News | PatriciaEBauer.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:36:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Johanna http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/03/20/commentary-special-olympics-gaffe-12360/comment-page-1/#comment-3827 Johanna Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:02:08 +0000 http://www.patriciaebauer.com/?p=12360#comment-3827 It's not just Obama who needs to take a hard look at this, his remark on one of the most popular television shows in American is indicative of a culture that is all-too-comfy disparaging individuals with disability — I might add, individuals who would never disparage him/them. Since he so decidedly put his foot in his mouth, here's my four-point plan for the President of the USA to make reparations for the cultural damage he caused last night: 1) Pony-up beau coup bucks for the Special Olympics cause today. 2) Create a cabinet position for disability NOW. There currently isn't even a policy *advisor* for disability since Kareem Dale moved to an arts leadership position. 3) Create positions for self-advocates in the White House so he/the world never forgets about people who have to work harder than he can ever dream of working to achieve what they do. 4) Urge every college, university and high school in American to teach disability history/cultural competency—ignorance knows every person in American all too well. It’s not just Obama who needs to take a hard look at this, his remark on one of the most popular television shows in American is indicative of a culture that is all-too-comfy disparaging individuals with disability — I might add, individuals who would never disparage him/them.

Since he so decidedly put his foot in his mouth, here’s my four-point plan for the President of the USA to make reparations for the cultural damage he caused last night:

1) Pony-up beau coup bucks for the Special Olympics cause today.

2) Create a cabinet position for disability NOW. There currently isn’t even a policy *advisor* for disability since Kareem Dale moved to an arts leadership position.

3) Create positions for self-advocates in the White House so he/the world never forgets about people who have to work harder than he can ever dream of working to achieve what they do.

4) Urge every college, university and high school in American to teach disability history/cultural competency—ignorance knows every person in American all too well.

]]> By: Ian http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/03/20/commentary-special-olympics-gaffe-12360/comment-page-1/#comment-3825 Ian Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:15:38 +0000 http://www.patriciaebauer.com/?p=12360#comment-3825 Reminds me of some of the clangers Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, has made. Reminds me of some of the clangers Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, has made.

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