CenLamar | Est. 2006

Last week in Philadelphia, the Democratic National Convention Committee hosted what it promised would be “the most accessible convention ever.” “The DNCC has made accessibility an integral part of all aspects of Convention planning since its arrival in Philadelphia, from transportation and housing to designing the traffic flow at Convention events,” it boasted in a press release. Unfortunately, though, the best laid plans too often go awry. I have lived all 34 years of my life as a disabled American (I was born with cerebral palsy), and this year’s DNC was one of the least accessible events I’ve ever attended.…

For the first time in 52 years, Utah is now considered a battleground state in the upcoming Presidential election. According to a recent poll, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are tied in the Beehive State, which is stunning considering that Mitt Romney carried Utah by a staggering 48 points only four years ago. Today, Romney has been one of Trump’s most outspoken critics, which may explain at least in part why the presumptive Republican nominee is struggling in a state that hasn’t supported a Democratic candidate since the year after President Kennedy’s assassination. But he is not the only reason Utahns seem…

Recently, in a meeting of the Louisiana Senate Fiscal Revenue and Affairs Committee, the mother of a special needs child testified that she had been subjected to relentless attacks on social media by anti-tax proponents. She also lamented the work being done by another legislative committee, the powerful House Ways and Means Committee. That committee is responsible for determining how to solve the state’s budget shortfall, which threatens, among other things, programs and services for disabled children. The mother testified today, as she has throughout the session, to advocate on behalf of her child and the children of countless other families. But…