tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14748213.post7010127955758652704..comments2023-10-20T08:08:00.954-05:00Comments on Mauzy's Musings: A thank you letter to ObamaJan Steck Huffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02850626523693173636noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14748213.post-78404606816736257432008-11-07T21:58:00.000-06:002008-11-07T21:58:00.000-06:00Thank you to "Mauzy's Musings" for posting this le...Thank you to "Mauzy's Musings" for posting this letter, and thank you to the people who have left comments here. I'm the author of this letter. I'm glad to know that it touched a chord -- though I'm highly aware that the chord it touched was already reverberating from when Obama rung it.<BR/><BR/>I'm now trying to mobilize a campaign to persuade people with disabilities from across the United States and around the world to write their own emails to Obama and his team. By joining together with other letter writers, we can work together to ensure that Obama's staff is well aware that, one, we appreciate being included and, two, and more importantly, we will be watching to see that he follows through on all his campaign promises to people with disabilities. For example, he promises to sign the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which you might know is the first international, legally-binding human rights treaty to protect the rights of people with disabilities. <BR/><BR/>Mauzy (I hope it's okay if I call you Mauzy ... I'm trying to address the person behind the blog, not just the blog title! :-) Because, I know you're a person, not a blog! ) ... would you be willing to copy/paste the following text into your blog as well?<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://wecando.wordpress.com/2008/11/07/disabilities-email-obama/" REL="nofollow">http://wecando.wordpress.com/2008/11/07/disabilities-email-obama/</A><BR/><BR/>In particular, please note that this now has NEW INSTRUCTIONS for the best way to reach Obama's staff--email Kareem Dale, Obama’s National Disability Vote Director (at kdale@barackobama.com), WITH COPIES TO Anne Hayes, a volunteer on the Obama Disability Policy Committee (at ahayesku@hotmail.com).<BR/><BR/>I would love to see you and your readers send your letters to Obama (via Kareem Dale and Anne Hayes) to join all the rest. <BR/><BR/>Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14748213.post-47738218027269326872008-11-06T14:56:00.000-06:002008-11-06T14:56:00.000-06:00Yep - I agree - I was moved by his speech "in the ...Yep - I agree - I was moved by his speech "in the forgotten conrners of the world" - although in the 'burbs of Sydney we were huddled around our plasma screens! What a great letter - thanks for posting it.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15306619273869164248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14748213.post-91281224877693495652008-11-06T08:26:00.000-06:002008-11-06T08:26:00.000-06:00Yes, when I heard Obama include those with disabil...Yes, when I heard Obama include those with disabilities in his victory speech, I was touched. It didn't feel like pandering. It felt like a true recognition that he will be speaking for that demographic as well.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09057578956144840305noreply@blogger.com