Apparently people with disabilities either do not have money to spend or their money is not wanted.
"The governor's task forces on federal stimulus funding, which helped identify billions of dollars last month in "shovel-ready projects" in Massachusetts, has angered advocates for the disabled by suggesting that the state forego reviews of the need for handicapped accessibility to prevent construction delays.
Activists are threatening legal action and planning to protest a Monday meeting of the state Architectural Access Board. They fear that if the state overlooks accessibility in its rush to put federal stimulus funds to use, it will never find the money to make the buildings accessible."
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/03/06/advocates_say_rights_of_disabled_trampled?mode=PF
Friday, March 6, 2009
MA Governor Looks For Economic Growth Over Accessiblity
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What a short-sighted approach! As one commenter said, it isn't shovel ready if accessibility is ingored.
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