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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:06.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm Art Blaser in Orange, California
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.45,0:00:08.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,South of Los Angeles.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.87,0:00:12.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the first question had to do with
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.51,0:00:16.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my background and how I became aware
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.23,0:00:21.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the ADA, a disability association.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.88,0:00:26.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In my case, \Nalthough I had some knowledge before,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.20,0:00:30.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not a lot less than most people,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.94,0:00:33.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,til I became disabled,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.72,0:00:39.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which was in 1983, \NI had a brain stem stroke
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.06,0:00:42.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and became disabled and a full time
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.17,0:00:45.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wheelchair user today.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.91,0:00:48.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I would say that
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.23,0:00:53.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the issues of disability accommodations
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.05,0:00:56.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I confronted.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.70,0:01:00.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A big one was access to my home
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.89,0:01:03.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a simple one was access to my job.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.85,0:01:08.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That although curb cuts were in theory
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.81,0:01:11.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,supposed to be in place
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.12,0:01:15.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by 1995, in practice, they weren't.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.39,0:01:18.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are today, which I think is
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.30,0:01:21.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,emblematic of the impact of the ADA.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.97,0:01:25.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As of now we've got things
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.08,0:01:27.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the time, but,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.100,0:01:31.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the spirit of the ADA
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.36,0:01:34.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was the confrontation of
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.63,0:01:37.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people being public about their needs.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.98,0:01:41.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And eventually, Orange, where I live,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.53,0:01:45.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,had curb cuts at the corners, which meant
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.98,0:01:50.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was possible for me to live
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.52,0:01:53.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about five blocks from campus.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.79,0:01:59.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had improvements also and accommodations
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.87,0:02:05.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which included a computerized voice
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.08,0:02:08.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that makes it possible to teach.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.34,0:02:10.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The kinds of things that
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.11,0:02:13.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wouldn't have existed decades ago.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.64,0:02:18.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fortunately, in California as a professor,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.90,0:02:21.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was able to take advantage of
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.68,0:02:23.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,good state laws.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.63,0:02:26.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I think they're being forced by
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.88,0:02:30.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the spirit of the ADA.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.51,0:02:37.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We see the ADA's effect for good
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.30,0:02:38.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,point of the spirit
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.30,0:02:40.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and some things that don't work
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.71,0:02:44.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just about every day that they
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.86,0:02:49.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,try to get access to different buildings.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.57,0:02:53.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And quite often, the experience
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.32,0:02:55.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of other people say
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.27,0:02:58.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this shouldn't be happening,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.10,0:03:00.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but in fact it is.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.23,0:03:02.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the big difference is
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.94,0:03:06.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that were people motivated,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.79,0:03:10.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eventually things change and adapt.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.84,0:03:12.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've noticed it most
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.92,0:03:14.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in education
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.99,0:03:16.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I teach
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.60,0:03:22.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at Chapman University, since 1981,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.08,0:03:24.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so before the ADA.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.74,0:03:30.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, when I was not disabled,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.12,0:03:31.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I teach today
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.12,0:03:34.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I noticed a lot of the effects through
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.55,0:03:38.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,teaching disabilities at least.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.14,0:03:40.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, I've had students
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.83,0:03:43.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who actually grew up knowing
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.06,0:03:46.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the ADA existed
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.02,0:03:51.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they're the so-called "ADA generation"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.01,0:03:54.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which makes a big difference.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.24,0:03:59.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People are claiming disability and trying
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.45,0:04:03.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make the world a better place.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.10,0:04:07.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, in many cases, they're successful,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.48,0:04:09.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in some cases, not.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.82,0:04:12.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But there are reasons for it
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.25,0:04:15.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I think there's a desire
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.33,0:04:19.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to understand the reasons.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.01,0:04:21.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think they want us to
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.14,0:04:28.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,prioritize and recognize separated people,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.47,0:04:31.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the association of where
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.49,0:04:32.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how people live,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.97,0:04:36.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the contrast between nursing homes
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.84,0:04:39.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and lacks of the community
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.74,0:04:42.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or congregate settings.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.22,0:04:47.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we're experiencing through COVID-19,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.64,0:04:48.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the current crisis,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.64,0:04:53.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a lot of death in nursing homes worldwide.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.87,0:04:59.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, we also have the coordinance of the
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.23,0:05:05.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unites States fills decades, which Friday
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.06,0:05:07.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the interpretations of it, but
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.64,0:05:11.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it will threat of the right of people
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.76,0:05:14.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to live in the community
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.09,0:05:16.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,guaranteed by the
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.05,0:05:19.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Americans with Disabilities Act.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.05,0:05:21.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think one of the
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.60,0:05:25.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,unfortunate things we are seeing
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.34,0:05:29.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the lack of forward movement
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.42,0:05:32.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,toward nursing home reforms
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.29,0:05:34.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or eStatements.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.75,0:05:38.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can't continue to live in congregate
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.77,0:05:43.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,settings and a number of people are
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.30,0:05:47.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,active big of what that thing is,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.51,0:05:50.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the independent living centers
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.21,0:05:52.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and independent living movement,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.68,0:05:57.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some things that I feel privileged
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.69,0:06:01.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a lot of ways to be involved in
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.11,0:06:04.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a center for independent living
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.72,0:06:07.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for Orange county and LA.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.04,0:06:09.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And a major issue has been
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.96,0:06:14.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,transitions from nursing homes.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.35,0:06:20.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, that will continue to be a major
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.34,0:06:25.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,issue including interpretations of cores,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.48,0:06:28.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which I think is very important
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.38,0:06:31.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not only in the United States,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.50,0:06:33.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also elsewhere as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.40,0:06:38.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,England has noticed roughly
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.05,0:06:40.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the same thing happening
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.07,0:06:42.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that about half of the deaths
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.75,0:06:45.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are people in nursing homes.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.42,0:06:50.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They can tell that a bit of the issue
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.96,0:06:53.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that now we're seeing a lot
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.36,0:06:57.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of people who've had COVID-19
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.26,0:07:01.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tested positive and recovered,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.87,0:07:05.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but a lot of indications that they
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.44,0:07:08.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,haven't recovered perfectly.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.34,0:07:11.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That many of them like me have stroke,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.100,0:07:14.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some things that are similar to
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.86,0:07:17.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,multiple sclerosis,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.24,0:07:20.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a lot of people haven't thought
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.42,0:07:25.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of themselves as disabled, but in fact
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.22,0:07:29.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have many of the conditions of disability.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.44,0:07:33.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And an important factor
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.01,0:07:35.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the coming years
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.09,0:07:37.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think will be that people
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.78,0:07:39.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,claim disability
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.79,0:07:43.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and discover that it's actually a part
Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.69,0:07:47.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the way a lot of us live.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.14,0:07:49.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's something that's
Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.28,0:07:52.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,going to go away because
Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.43,0:07:54.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to people like me
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.49,0:07:58.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is we can make the world a lot better
Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.44,0:08:01.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by acknowledging the rights
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.46,0:08:07.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that should come along with disability.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.60,0:08:10.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The most important step that
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.34,0:08:14.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we as community members can take
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.09,0:08:18.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is education while they can see that
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.91,0:08:20.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all of us are involved
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.53,0:08:23.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in through their lifespan
Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.86,0:08:27.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they can see inside there.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.99,0:08:32.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And considering people to both
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.67,0:08:35.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,dimensions of disability
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.70,0:08:41.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some with pride and positive atitudes
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.97,0:08:45.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,towards human differences continue
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.13,0:08:48.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through their lifespans and
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.14,0:08:52.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,know religious organizations
Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.22,0:08:55.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at first, might find it difficult to
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.96,0:08:59.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,deal with disabilities through politics
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.82,0:09:03.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like the Americans with Disability Act
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.86,0:09:07.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Vocabularies Right,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.34,0:09:10.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but that's very necessary.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.59,0:09:15.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And at the colleges and universities
Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.07,0:09:19.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know we have to graduate disabilities
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.14,0:09:21.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to this program.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:21.42,0:09:24.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But as a community,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.28,0:09:29.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think everything affects the media.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.29,0:09:33.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes we see things differently,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.75,0:09:37.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but an increase in disability
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.75,0:09:41.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of disability is important.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:41.56,0:09:45.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fortunately, we have projects like
Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.19,0:09:50.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the disability and visibility project,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.02,0:09:53.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a number of instances
Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.21,0:09:56.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of involvement of the media,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.96,0:10:00.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,foundations like the Rotherham Foundation.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.58,0:10:03.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But a number of indications that
Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.88,0:10:09.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the future disability will be something
Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.48,0:10:13.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that people are likely to talk about
Dialogue: 0,0:10:13.51,0:10:16.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and deal with in a positive way.