Cambridge MA Ignores Person with Disabilities

Cambridge MA Ignores Person with Disabilities

IMHO journalists share with politicians the marginalization of persons with
disabilities (PWD). Local and national journalists ignore my inquiries while
continuing to insult and to ridicule PWD.
The Chronicle is co-sponsor of some of the candidate forms. Isn't it
curious how all candidates support affordable housing, the environment and
Education? Yet each forum asks the same lame questions. Is that news? I heard no
questions about discrimination toward PWD. Only Kathy Podgers mentioned a disability issue. At the School Comm disability is an education and health care issue with no focus on discrimination, which is thought of as not getting treatment.
The Cambridge Human Rights Commission, the Police Review Board and the ACLU
omitted PWD from their forums on discrimination. The Chronicle did not report
that.
After the two candidate forums on Oct 10, 2007 at CRLS Lesley Phillips who
is Chair of the Progressive Democrats, a ward chair for the Cambridge Democratic
Party, a member of the new Gay and Lesbian Commission, and a leading campaigner
for Al Gore openly insulted me. She is aware of negative stereotyping, having
experienced much herself.
Robert Winters (a love object of Phillips), celebrated as the "premier
observer" of Cambridge politics stated in print that he does not believe that
PWD should run for office. He openly ridicules on his web pages a few local
residents. He is not vilified. He is celebrated while having those views. Would
that be tolerated if he said the same things about persons of color, women etc?
Why was that not reported in the Chronicle?
Journalists are aware of bias toward women, homosexuals and persons of
color. But there is little interest in unlawful bias toward PWD. Liberal bloggers on
Blue Man Group ignore this issue as well. They are as biased as the rest of the
area. Let me guess, it just didn't enter their mind?

Roy Bercaw, Editor ENOUGH ROOM