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Posted by jake on September 1, 2007, 12:34 pm, in reply to "Many people have asked..." --Previous Message--
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So?
: Many people have asked what is going on with
: this ADA thing.
:
: So I will take this time and forum to
: explain.
:
: Neither the Marathon City Marina or the City
: of Marathon is in compliance with the ADA.
:
: But rather then wait to have the Federal
: Government tell the city what to do, the
: city is taking action now. Saving the tax
: payers millions upon millions of dollars.
: Kinda like you spending $50.00 to patch your
: dinghy or having to spend $5,000.00 to buy a
: new one.
:
: According to the U.S. Department of Justice
: Civil Rights Division; Access to civic life
: by people with disabilities is a fundamental
: goal of the Americans with Disabilities Act
: (ADA).
:
: To ensure that this goal is met, Title II of
: the ADA requires State and local governments
: to make their programs and services
: accessible to persons with disabilities.
:
: This requirement extends not only to
: physical access at government facilities,
: programs, and events -- but also to policy
: changes that governmental entities must make
: to ensure that all people with disabilities
: can take part in, and benefit from, the
: programs and services of State and local
: governments.
:
: In addition, governmental entities must
: ensure effective communication -- including
: the provision of necessary auxiliary aids
: and services -- so that individuals with
: disabilities can participate in civic life.
:
: To understand how the ADA effects dockage,
: review:
:
: http://www.ocean.udel.edu/seagrant/publications/images/accessibility.pdf
:
: If you were like me you thought of disabled
: as someone in a wheelchair. Where in fact
: many people are disabled and a wheelchair
: may not really help.
:
: By having the City Marina and the City ADA
: compliant not only will we save the tax
: payers millions but we will also add great
: value to both.
:
: By looking at me you can’t tell I’m
: disabled. But you will seldom see me walk
: on shore unless it is a few steps to a chair
: in Dockage. I’m an open book, so here it
: is.
:
: When I became disabled, I didn’t have to go
: through hoops, or hearings. They reviewed
: my tests from the state, from the VA, and
: from U of M. They approved my disability on
: the spot.
:
: Now for those who might be interested, I
: will provide you the info on what it is.
:
: I have what is called Type I Hereditary
: Sensory Neuropathy also known as
: Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Hereditary
: sensory neuropathy Type I (HSN1) is a rare
: genetic disorder characterized by the loss
: of sensation (sensory loss), especially in
: the feet and legs and, less severely, in the
: hands and forearms.
:
: The sensory loss is due to abnormal
: functioning of the sensory nerves that
: control responses to pain and temperature
: and may also affect the autonomic nervous
: system that controls other involuntary or
: automatic body processes.
:
: Want to get just a slight idea what it is
: like… goto:
:
: http://www.charcot-marie-tooth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=940
:
: Now of course this doesn’t even touch on my
: heart ;whereby, the left side is so badly
: damaged it can’t be repaired.
:
: I won’t go into Mary’s disability that’s up
: to her.
:
: Jim Lowry
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