Donald Trump often speaks of all the donations he makes to various charities. In January, Trump held a fundraiser for at least 40 veterans-focused nonprofits, which raised $4.5, $5.5, $5.6 or $6 million, depended on which member of his staff you ask and when you ask...
read moreBased on his statements and actions, a Trump presidency with a Republican-controlled Congress may seem to be the worst election outcome possible for disabled Americans. In a poll cited by CNN, for example, people agree that mocking a reporter with the joint condition...
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In August, I posted an article entitled “The Deciding Vote”, which discussed how gaining the vote of the disabled could effect the results of the tight 2016 Presidential race. What I did not consider, though, is that some of those with mental disabilities have lost...
read moreBeyond commenting on the “softening” of the NFL, Donald Trump, the Republican candidate for President has essentially ignored those with brain injury during his campaign. Last week in Florida, though, Donald Trump spoke of brain injury at a rally in Florida when, “a...
read moreJohn Kasich does not have any known personal experience with disabilities, but as Governor of Ohio he has shown support to the disabled population. One of the goals of Ohio’s current budget is “Better Support For Ohioans With Disablities”. To that end, “the budget...
read moreSarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska and 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee, often addressed and championed special needs children during her presidential campaign, as she has personal experience with it. Her son, Trig, was born with the neurological...
read moreI have made a point to note Hillary Clinton’s positive actions directed toward American’s ever-increasing disabled population. However, by doing so, I am not intending to be partisan, as the disabled vote is, “represented fairly equally in both parties.” Donald...
read moreBefore the media turned their attention to the presidential debates, Clinton did what fellow presidential nominees have yet to do: namely, on September 21, 2016 in Orlando, FL, Clinton gave a 30 minutes speech that focused on the “invisible, overlooked and...
read moreI have only posted twice in this month for a simple reason – politicians, including political candidates, largely ignore the disabled vote while speaking and/or campaigning. A blog entry on the Huffington Post site explains it well, and though this article is from...
read more(Note: This article was previously entitled, “She Walks, She Talks AND She Has Opinions”. I now understand that this title could be seen as offensive to disabled people. However, I did not intend it to be offensive.) Last week, Americans, including all TBI...
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