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- Maat brings order to chaos. It is an appropriate name for me. though I do not like chaos. It presents itself and I am forced to dismiss it, destroy it, or change it to order. Like the kangaroo, I move forward. Even though the world tells us that we are disadvantaged, doomed, in economic crisis, I feel that this is a temporary and very false picture, that we can flip the picture to demonstrate the Truth and prosper, but those who are inspired must give and not concern themselves with the human picture, but to look at the divine opportunity. As is said in CS circles, we are never impoverished or penalized for giving or doing good.The Green Think Tank for the Disability Community is a separate entity from BNICEH and IMPRUVE though all share concerns of the disabillity community. Interests
Reducing poverty in disability community, solar-powered adaptive equipment and appliances, rebuilding communities of low income as well as the Black community to live, work, and eat green; and do business with green business.
Maat founded this think tank to have a place for those who are disabed to work on green issues and share their expertise with their non-disabled peers.
I give of my talents and skills when I am inspired, as I can, as best I can as if I am being paid a golden salary. There is no difference in my work whether volunteer or paid in terms of what I produce or contribute.
However, I remember that "a servant is worthy of hire," so there is nothing to prevent me from being paid for my work except me.
Meanwhile I am a disability advocate both by default and need to restore the civil rights and human rights of my peers and myself. By default, most persons who are disabled have to advocate for services--they don't happen automatically. Good health or wellness; access to buildings, streets, housing, and happiness; equity in services and/or employment; and independence in transportation are just a few basic goals that most persons who are disabled set, but never achieve without a price--the price is usually the almost perpetual need to teach the general society how to rethink access, equity and human rights. It becomes a full-time job demanding access, trying to convince the business community and landlords what accessibility means, and finding persons with vision, total comprehension, thoughtfulness and sensitivity in addition to their experience or desire to work to assist us appropriately in our home and outside the home with our needs without being lax or pitying us or imprisoning us.
Disability is a label, not a death sentence. Those who refuse to hire or accommodate qualified persons who are disabled or do not realize their worth and ability to be self-employed, hold elected office, sit on boards and think tanks, teach, participate in game shows, plan a city's or state's infrastructure or advise its government, or run large corporations, do not just discriminate against a population that appears to have the lowest income level and lowest rates of employment and highest rates of poverty, but they show poor character and judgment and a very unloving, unAmerican, certainly not spiritual, and a most biased attitude.
But fortunately, the world is catching up with the idea of not having to euthanize or dismiss its citizens who are disabled and discovering that we can also contribute to society--just give us access to what we need and we will do the rest. Access is not making it more difficult for us to afford service, housing, travel, or live.
IMPRUVE will be sharing info on Charlie Idol Jr (hopefully by posting his picture and honoring him for his good deeds to PWDs) at our booth space - Booth 19 at the Disability Pride Parade Sat. July 23--we will display his info and ask persons to sign a poster from 12:30-1:30 pm, though we will also be tyhere from 9am-2pm to sell tee shirts, have literature on a home health service, Credit Union, and our next meeting of Aug. 5th. Parade kicks off at 11am, but booths will be set up from 9am-2pm. We line up at 10am. Line-up number 43 for those who are marching with us. Call 773-544-9488 or n773-416-7366
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