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Most Americans take for granted their ability to attend a civic meeting, use public sidewalks, call 9-1-1 in an emergency, or show up at the polls to vote. For too many people with disabilities, however, these seemingly routine aspects of American life have posed daunting challenges and, in some cases, been altogether unavailable.
When a municipal courthouse is not accessible, people who use wheelchairs cannot serve on juries, attend hearings, or appear in court as witnesses. When a town hall is not accessible, person with disabilities cannot participate in town meetings or other civic programs. When sidewalks do not have curb ramps, people with mobility disabilities are unable to move around freely to get to city hall, the Department of Motor Vehicles, the local library, or public elementary school. When a city does not provide sign language interpreters at a zoning hearing or other program, persons with hearing impairments may not be able to participate. And if government websites are not designed to work with assistive technologies such as screen readers and voice recognition software, blind individuals and persons who cannot use a mouse may not be able to renew their drivers’ licenses, file their tax returns, or apply for government jobs and programs online.
Access to civic life is a fundamental goal of the Americans with Disabilities Act . . . ~ Excerpts from the “New Freedom Initiative”
Theatre de Jeunesse does not discrimiate on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, religion, mental or physical challenge, or national origin in its programs or policies.
Trivia
Name the title and author of the work that begins with…
ACT I
(Scene: a fashionable summer villa near Barcelona. An elegant salon; door in the background, affording a view of a garden. Time: day.)
SCENE I
Don Baltasar, Don Modesto, and Don Leandro
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