Greetings! No, I wasn’t sucked into an alternative alien universe where they used me for their bizarre and somewhat kinky experiments on middle-aged humans of the lesbian persuasion. I have merely been sucked in the that alternative universe known as Real Life. You know, THAT alternative universe we try so hard to avoid yet, we still got bite marks on our collective asses.
I am writing again, slowly, not surely, but it is there. I think about my projects a lot, usually at the oddest times. But I open up a document, stare at it for a while, and close it down. Sad sad sad.
We all wear figurative hats. You know, the “daughter” hat we put on for Mothers and Fathers Day. The “sister” hat we put on when we hear the newly 13yr old nephew has his own laptop and has permission to use it in his room, unsupervised. Then there’s the “writer” hat and the “lover” hat and the “Mistress of the Dungeon” hat and the “lesbian” hat and the…well, you get the idea. Sometimes, one hat gets put down and not picked back up very often. Sometimes, that hat is misplaced and/or forgotten.
I am a PWD (short hand for Person with Disability). I have put down my PWD hat and, frankly, just haven’t even bothered to look for it in a long time. I used to wear it a lot. I was advocate, spokesperson, pert near ADAPT-like in my drive to gain equal rights for myself and others. But that hat is heavy and wears down the energy after a while. One can only advocate for a nearly 18yr old law for so long.
Today I got the ADA Pipeline, put out by SEDBTAC (oh how we love our capital letters, eh?). It seems as though last year some people in congress got it in their heads to revise the ADA. The Supreme Court has, basically, turned it into a nearly useless document. “On July 26, 2007, the 17th anniversary of the ADA…introduced the newest version of the ADA Restoration Act of 2007 (HR 3195 and S 1881….)”
I’ve not read much to see just what they are trying to do. If nothing else, this will bring attention to the fact the ADA has been fucked screwed killed by the US Supreme Court. Some of what they have done has been for the better. But most has not.
Keep your eyes and ears out for news on this. We’ll see how far they go with it. I’m thinking not very far at all.
Linkages:
SEDBTAC (Southeast Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center) – ADA Pipeline
AAPD (American Association of People with Disabilities) – ADA Restoration Act news
HR 3195 – House of Representatives version of the ADA Restoration Act
S 1881 – Senate version of the ADA Restoration Act