John Wodatch

[John Wodatch @wodatch_john]

@RebeccaCokley In addition to raising a phenomenal daughter, your mother had great taste in movies! A fav of mine, too.

[John Wodatch @wodatch_john]

@Jennyryang @RebeccaCokley How wonderful. Congratulations! The future is bright.

[John Wodatch @wodatch_john]

@AlisonBarkoff Such great news. Congratulations!

[John Wodatch @wodatch_john]

@darrenwalker @RebeccaCokley @FordFoundation This is such great news. Congratulations Rebecca and kudos to the Ford Foundation. The new year is looking even brighter.

[IFES Disability @IFESDisability]

Today on #CapitolHill, @IFES1987, @hrw and @USICD met with the Office of @RepLipinski for #LeadWithUS. Thank you for the opportunity to discuss how to promote #American leadership on #international #disabilityrights!

[John Wodatch @wodatch_john]

Support international disability rights. Support HR 3373. Ask your Member of Congress to sign on as a co-sponsor.

[ADA 25 & Beyond! @ada25celebrate]

Call to Action
In 2017, then US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson eliminated the Special Advisor for International Disability Rights, a position established under the Obama Administration and held by long-time disability activist, Judith Heumann. https://t.co/DmnOudaA2m

[John Wodatch @wodatch_john]

I’m just back from vacation and thanks Sam; you’ve just made my day.

[Sam Bagenstos @sbagen]

Is this a Freudian typo?

[John Wodatch @wodatch_john]

Terrific blog from Tony Coelho. The work continues.

[Tony Coelho @HonTonyCoelho]

As someone who has lived with seizures for 60+ years, I deeply resent @netflix insensitive grab for a cheap laugh in its new movie, #TheAfterParty and wrote the following oped outlining why. #epilepsy #pwd @EpilepsyFdn #emmys @DrashmanCNN https://t.co/vWuhBSyQ4E

[Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law @BazelonCenter]

Virtually all individuals w/ disabilities can live in their own home, with supports if necessary. Like people w/out disabilities, they should get to decide where they live, w/ whom they live, when & what they eat, who visits & when, etc. https://t.co/EBwmlZxy8t #IndependenceDay

[John Wodatch @wodatch_john]

@RebeccaCokley @Kailes And it’s always a joy to hear @RebeccaCokley’s views, smart, tough, on point. Disability rights leadership for the future is secure.

[John Wodatch @wodatch_john]

Great interview with the incomparable Francine Wai. https://t.co/tvqzLkkCAh

[Center on Disability Studies @CDShawaiiedu]

Hawaii People with Disabilities explains current #Hawaii bills: misrepresentation of a service animal; abuse of parking placards; open-captioned movies; and adapted vehicle cost.

via Honolulu Star-Advertiser https://t.co/tDaQluzWSV

[John Wodatch @wodatch_john]

And he received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role. https://t.co/6aQxOGllNv

[Judy Heumann Legacy @judithheumann]

TCM is showing The Best Years of Our Lives and Harold Russell who acted in the film and was a lead actor and a double amputee is not mentioned in the cast highlights. Why is he not mentioned?? Too few disabled actors as it is put Harold back in the highlighted cast.

[Andy Imparato @AndyDRC]

Why Congress Is Close to Gutting a Key Provision of the ADA https://t.co/UIxRYmZB9w via @pacificstand @lollardfish #StopHR620

[John Wodatch @wodatch_john]

HR620 is a slap in the face of veterans disabled in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan who can’t go to the playground with their kids, use an inaccessible pool for their rehab activities, or find a restaurant or store with an accessible toilet. #HandsOffMyADA #ADA #StopHR620

[John Wodatch @wodatch_john]

HR620 rewards scofflaws who have avoided Federal law for 28 years, penalizes businesses who have complied, encourages businesses not to comply until a complaint is filed, & makes persons with disabilities second-class citizens. #HandsOffMyADA #StopHR620 #ADA

[John Wodatch @wodatch_john]

Two: The TRUTH: 7660 lawsuits in 2017 is mere fraction of billions of interactions between 7 million businesses and 56 million people with disabilities; practical, reliable information on how to comply with the ADA free-of-charge has been available for 28 years. #HandsOffMyADA

[John Wodatch @wodatch_john]

Number one: HR 620 is based on FALSE PREMISES: there are too many ADA lawsuits, businesses can’t find information on how to comply, changing ADA will stop unscrupulous lawyers from “shaking down” unsuspecting businesses. #HandsOffMyADA #ADA #StopHR620

[John Wodatch @wodatch_john]

Congratulations to Judy Heumann on receiving the Dole-Harkin Award for her lifetime achievement in disability rights. #USICDGala.

[Karen Narasaki @narasakijustice]

Return of #Vietnam veterans with disabilities helped change public perception of disabilities. @wodatch_john @USCCRgov #ADA27 #CivilRights

[Catherine E. Lhamon @CatherineLhamon]

@USCCRgov @wodatch_john @RebeccaCokley .@wodatch_john: leading to #ADA was understanding that we needed laws that would *enforce* the rights of people with disabilities. #ADA27