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I'm hoping that there will be,

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not just here, but an open

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dialogue with the panel

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on how reporters view

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the news they report

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on individuals with disabilities,

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how we can portray that in

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a positive, sort of equal,

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standing with stories on

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other individuals.

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One of the most important

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things is housing.

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How can they get access to housing

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with the supports that they need?

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And coupled with housing is the

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whole issue of fear of location

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of housing in regular neighborhoods,

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which goes to the stigma of how

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people with disabilities are portrayed.

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The most important thing that the

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media needs to know is that

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they are equal to and just like

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everyone else and how they should be

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viewed as equal citizens and that

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includes the stigma reporting the

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kind of overemphasizing violence

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in disabilities.

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I’m very excited about

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today's forum because we can

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start the open dialogue of the

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needs of individuals with disabilities,

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the support needs, the housing needs,

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and their right to full participation

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in society including the

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Olmstead Decision.