Note Peckham is also being investigated by the DOJ along with other
SourceAmerica con artists for racketeering!
This is just too sick! The only thing Peckham knows about the ADA is how to
violate it including at the September 17 “ADA Celebration” referenced here where
several of us were barred by force of arms literally from attending and where I
was bloody well illegally arrested. That case at great expense and without
accommodations I’m still fighting. Wonder if I could get a grant to defray
expenses and to aid in my advocacy and true mentorring of youth with
disabilities?
Access is a civil right and on that black day in Michigan’s history access was
denied as well as our basic constitutional rights.
How do these programs and farces get funded?
Joe Harcz
A True ADA Activist
(See thisJ
ADA Generation - Peckham, Inc.
ADA Generation Main Page
Peckham, Inc. operates IEL's
Ready to Achieve Mentoring Program (RAMP)
in Lansing, Michigan. RAMP is a career-focused mentoring program for youth with
disabilities.
A group of Ready to Achieve Mentoring Program (RAMP) youth from Peckham prepare
for a career-focused tour.In the Lansing RAMP community session at Peckham
Inc., students have been talking about the ADA and its importance. The RAMP
Specialist at Peckham shared with the students how a different RAMP site wrote
a letter to a restaurant advocating that they build a ramp so customers who are
in wheelchairs have easy accessibility. This led the Lansing group to start
talking about restaurants in the area and their accommodations or lack thereof.
The Lansing RAMP students decided to follow suit and also write a letter
to a restaurant in the area that needs to improve their accommodations for
folks with disabilities.
Students were also posed with the question, what does “disability” mean to you?
They responded by explaining that someone with a disability is someone who
has a barrier or problem that is sometimes unseen which can prevent them from
achieving tasks and goals. The Lansing youth have a wide assortment of diagnoses
including physical disabilities, ADHD, anxiety, PTSD, heart conditions,
learning disabilities, and language impairments.
The Lansing RAMP students seemed to enjoy learning about the ADA and voiced how
they want to help others with disabilities to achieve their full potential.
The youth have been discussing ways that they could help people with
disabilities. One way they came up with is to be kind to all people no matter
what
their abilities are; this includes to not stare at others who have physical
differences and to help others feel included.
Without the ADA the students believe that RAMP would not be possible and
Peckham Inc. would probably be a totally different company. The youth are
grateful
for all that has happened so far and can’t wait for the next 25 years to see
more accommodations and inclusion activities for people with disabilities.
The Lansing RAMP youth also want to thank OJJDP, IEL and Peckham Inc. for
supporting a program like RAMP where they have a safe place to learn, grow,
and have a second family.
The Lansing RAMP students are planning a trip to the State Capitol on September
17th to engage with other individuals in the state in celebration of ADA’s
25th Anniversary. This Celebration is from 9 am to 3 pm and individuals from
Peckham, Inc. are planning on speaking and participating. This is a great
opportunity for the Lansing RAMP students to start advocating for themselves
and others.
Source:
http://iel.org/ada-generation-peckham-inc
