Over the weekend, I sat at the kitchen table with my extended family and my cousins, marveling at how quickly the years go by.
"Remember that song, '1999?'" I said. "I remember partying to that song in college, and that was in 1984. 1999 seemed so far away."
And here it is, 2009. I'd give anything to keep the wisdom I have today paired with the body I had in 1984.
Looking ahead this year, I'm hoping for some accessible changes:
- Videos and audio content on the web--captioned.
- Every single commercial on TV--captioned.
- Every single DVD, especially the non-fiction ones--captioned.
- Every movie in every theatre at any time--captioned.
- Curb cuts, ramps, accessible housing
- Personal Care Assistants and the funding for them
- Accessible transportation for all
- Under- and un- employment numbers for people with disabilities-- DOWN
- Accessible web for persons who are blind or have low vision
- A fund for those who need money for accessible services or products
Oh heck, let me make this simple: access for all.
And about those attitudes that produce barriers-- may 2009 be the year where the rotten attitudes go in the garbage and the accessible attitudes prevail.
