ELLIE'S BLOG on Living Well with Disability

 On July 24 President Obama marked the 19th anniversary of the Americans with Disability Act to commit our nation to become the 140th nation to sign the first International treaty on disability rights.

For the 650 million disabled people in the world this was a very positive step.  And here in the United States our 54 million disabled people who are now protected under our ADA law applaud him heartily.

Joyce Nelson, the president and CEO of The National MS Society represented the International MS Community at the event.  She stated that, " by adding United States to the list of the 140 nations supporting this Convention the President has taken an important step forward to recognize the inherit rights of all people living with a chronic disease and disability".

In the president's speech President Obama remarked how  often he thought of his father in-law Fraser Robinson who provided for his family despite the challenges daily he faced with MS. To read his full speech which I think show's his deep commitment to people with disabilities go to http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Remarks-by-the-President-on-Rights-of-Persons-with-Disabilities-Proclamation-Signing/   . And a for more information on the ADA go to http://www.ada.gov/ and for more information on the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities go to:  http://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=150