Sunday, January 27, 2008

More Presidential Stuff

"As Super Tuesday draws nearer, it seemed to me to be time to look more closely at what candidates have to say about autism. Interestingly, the three top Democrats all have honest-to-goodness autism "platforms" - while the Republicans seem to have sidestepped the issue. This is not to suggest that Dems care more about people with disabilities, but the issue does seem to be more prominent on the Democratic radar."

The American Association of People with Disabilities sent a survey to all the candidate on a variety of issues. No Republicans responded to the survey, though John McCain participated in one of their candidate forums on disabilities.  

With the number of families struggling with autism and just the number of people with disabilities in general in this country, I can't imagine not taking the time to answer a survey.

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