From: cedisabl@sprynet.com
Subject: Access & Attitudes
CE Disabled Services
Hello all,
Again Gregg Trapp has guided us to a very important issue. It is very 
important 
what issues we chose to advocate for and of equal importance is the methods 
that 
we use to accomplish these goals.  Confrontational, in your face, attitudes 
are 
seen in the media regularly.  What is not seen is the negative responses of 
Mr. 
and Mrs John Q Public in the living rooms across america.  The attitudes and 
good will of such people are essential to our gaining access and true 
equality 
in society. Our Organization has long focused its efforts on working with 
other 
groups,  organizations and agencies to achieve our access goals.  Example: 
our 
library is currently accessible in the sense that I can read any book, 
magazine 
or other print material with the aid of the libraries new reading machine. I 
can 
even transfer the material read to computer disk for use at home.  We are 
working with local Civic organizations to raise the funds to purchase more 
reading machines so they will be available to check out and take home with 
the 
books to be read. We are also hoping to get the County Law Library included 
in 
this project.  Advocacy can take many forms. How we accomplish our goals also 
can take many forms and in doing so, we must be ever vigilant to the 
attitudes 
of the media, governmental officials, those in the business community and the 
public.
Dr Clyde Shideler  
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