Photo by David Corey
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Disabled citizens gathered In front of the Federal building Thursday to protest changes In
handicapped discrimination laws.
Handicapped rally for rights
Chanting "We shall over
come," handicapped citizens
gathered under cloudy skies
outside Eugene's Federal
Building Thursday afternoon to
voice their concern for the fu
ture of human rights for the dis
abled
"You can't win this battle sit
ting on your duff," said Dave
Kleger, a member of Indepen
dent Living Programs Inc., a
local organization of disabled
persons, while speaking to a
crowd of about 30 people
The battle Kleger spoke of
concerns the federal Office of
Management and Budget's plan
to change regulations estab
lished in 1973 dealing with dis
crimination against disabled
people
Peter DeFazio, of Rep Jim
Weaver's office, says the con
gressman is "strongly in oppo
sition” to the Reagan Adminis
tration's policies towards disa
bled people's human rights, ad
ding that the OMB changes
were a "back door attempt to
dimantle something that works
very well "
According to a release by ILP,
the revision effort by OMB
would result in "a civil rights law
that is totally ineffective and
virtually impossible to enforce "
Michael Goldhammer of ILP
said the tax dollars spent on
benefits for the disabled is "a
miniscule amount" compared
to the billions spent on defense,
yet the public gains from the
amount spent since the hand
icapped pay taxes.
“This isn’t just a one-shot
deal,” said Goldhammer, refer
ring to the rally, adding that he
would continue to speak to dis
abled groups
“We re here to make a sta
tement — a oositive statement —
that we’re here to live indepen
dent lives,’’ Goldhammer said.
Disabled persons do have a
lobbying group — Disability
Rights Education and Defense
Fund — which is against the
changes in legislation But
Goldhammer said the fund is
dealing on a community-wide
basis, which will make the battle
a tough one
"We just need to get off our
butts to get anything done."
ASUO fills executive positions
All but two positions on the
ASUO executive staff have been
filled, according to ASUO Pres
C.J Balfe
The only remaining vacancies
are for two administrative assis
tants, Balfe says
Working for Balfe as acting
executive assistant will be Paul
Rudinsky, a former member of
the Student University Affairs
Board and vice chairer of the
University Senate
Adam Rittenberg, a member
of Balfe's transition team, was
hired to be the new president's
administrative assistant
Sheila Schain, a former In
cidental Fee Committee
member, has been hired as
budget director in the office of
Dave Gibson, vice president for
administration and finance
Gibson is expected to also hire
an administrative assistant at
the end of the summer
Working for Ann Portal, vice
president for state and public
affairs, will be Dave Berns as
director of state affairs and Debi
Lance as director of University
affairs. Berns is a former ASUO
legislative assistant.
Portal is also expected to hire
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