American with disabilities act

For our ADA project Vicky and I decided to do Recreation for people with disabilities which are under the Americans with Disabilities Act Title III. The Americans with Disabilities Act talks about fitness clubs, but it does not mention any Recreational activities that have to do with  parks which I thought was very interesting. I know that president Barack Obama wants to make many important improvements and additions to the Americans with Disabilities Act Title III. On the hand his opponent Mitt Romney does want to make any additions to the Americans with Disabilities Act Title III Vicky and I decided that she is going to write about fitness clubs and how accessible they are to people with disabilities according to law under the Americans with Disabilities Act Title III and perspective of Mitt Romney. I decided to write about parks under Recreation according to law under the Americans with Disabilities Act Title III and perspective of Mitt Romney. 

          Vicky gave me an article about the New York State office of Parks Recreation and Historical Preservation is implementing Access Pass Eligibility Reforms to all state parks which I thought was very interesting.  These park reforms are expected to take effect immediately and the savings of one million dollars will stave off any further park closures. The access pass will allow state residents with certain permanent disabilities fee or reduced costs of admission to recreational facilities operated by State Parks.  To qualify for the access pass you must provide proof of your disability in n the form of certification from the appropriate agency as described on the application by your physician and you must provide a photo that will be affixed on your access pass. The park’s staff is committed to making sure that all park members with any  type of disability will be able to equally enjoy themselves by making the reasonable accommodations and all park programs, services are accessible by both manual and motorized wheelchairs I am in favor of the individual access pass to state parks I love to go the park.-

The former Massachusetts Governor vetoed a bill allocating money to improve elevators to comply with the American Disabilities Act. Mitt Romney's home improvements have been in the news today for ill-timed plans to triple the size of his La Jolla, California home, plans that include adding a car elevator.

His appreciation of elevators in his capacity as a private citizen didn't show up, however, when he was Governor of Massachusetts. In particular, Romney — like many Republicans — was hostile to requirements for elevators imposed by the Americans Disabilities Act (ADA). In two items flagged by a Democratic operative, Romney vetoed legislation that would have improved elevators for the disabled.

On June 26, 2006 Romney vetoed an improvement project with the price tag of $40,000 with his line item veto. The project would have allocated the money to Woburn Development Authority for improvements to an elevator to meet the standards set in the ADA.

Also on that day Romney vetoed an additional $25,000 to the Braintree, Massachusetts Council on Aging. The money was again proposed to meet improvements with the ADA.

Romney justified the cuts saying the programs along with others he vetoed “would be nice to have, but which we cannot justify paying for out of rainy day funds. A smaller number of these projects are just pure pork.”Romney's problems for disabled voters were heavily compounded with his choice of Paul Ryan for vice president. Ryan is a conservative Republican whose deficit-cutting strategies would severely harm Medicare. Ryan's proposed Medicare plan relies on vouchers to care for the country's senior and disabled populations, potentially shifting more of the costs of care onto the patients.

Romney does not mention people with disabilities (except for a brief reference to veterans) on his official website, although he devotes a lot of space to his plans to repeal the ACA. When he details his plans to change Medicare and Social Security, he states that his proposed plan will affect neither senior citizens who are current beneficiaries of these programs nor future beneficiaries over 55. He makes no mention of how his plan will affect younger disabled people who receive Medicare and Social Security. He also does not touch on his plans to convert Medicaid into block grants to the states, which could reduce overall Medicaid funding and have serious consequences for both PWDs and senior citizens. 

Does Romney have an official disability policy? Perhaps not, but I believe his actions speak for themselves. It may just be people with disabilities – who cross every age, class and ethnic line to form the largest minority in the United States – who decide the election. Only time will tell.

I found it very hard to find positive information about Mitt Romney and his views on improving the Recreation for people with disabilities which is under the Americans with Disabilities Act Title III park recreational activities.