'Talk Radio Network Should Fire Savage,' Says Disability Rights Coalitio

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'Talk Radio Network Should Fire Savage,' Says Disability

Rights Coalition

WASHINGTON, July 21, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Hate

Speech Unacceptable as 18th Anniversary of Americans with

Disabilities Act Nears

The leader of a national coalition of disability, civil rights and

social justice organizations called on Talk Radio Network to fire

talk radio host, Savage for his hateful attacks on children

and adults with physical and mental disabilities. Jim Ward, founder

and president of ADA Watch and the National Coalition for Disability

Rights (NCDR), stated:

" ADA Watch/NCDR calls on Talk Radio Network to fire Savage.

As America prepares to celebrate the 18th anniversary of the

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 26th, people with

disabilities, parents, family members, friends and advocates across

the nation are outraged over Savage's latest attack on people with

disabilities. His despicable assault on children with autism --

calling them " frauds " and " brats " -- is rightly being condemned as

hateful and bigoted. But it is just the latest of Savage's numerous

and painful attempts to demean and disenfranchise people with

disabilities. "

Savage has also used his bully-pulpit to declare that:

-- High levels of asthma impacting minority children was because " the

children got extra welfare if they were disabled. " (July 2008)

-- The " handicapped " workers at the Phoenix Cafe would " drool " and

put dung in diners food. He made up names for the food on the menu,

such as " nutburger. " (July 2002)

-- Members of the disability rights community are the " Wheelchair

Mafia. "

-- The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the world's first civil

rights law for people with disabilities, should be called

the " Lawyers' Improvement Act. "

-- His political opponents are " degenerate slime bags " with " mental

disorders " and have a " virus like leukemia. "

-- When he was younger, he " touched the hand of a midget [Dwarf], " it

really " freaked him out " and, since that episode, he doesn't like

public places. (June 2004)

-- The " autism lobby of devastated parents is just a scam to get more

money. "

ADA Watch and the National Coalition for Disability Rights (NCDR) is

a coalition of national, state and local disability, civil rights and

social justice organizations united to protect and promote the human

rights of children and adults with physical and mental disabilities.

NCDR's Road To Freedom bus, launched on November 15, 2006, is still

on the road and has traveled more than 40,000 miles promoting social

justice and economic opportunity for people with disabilities. For

more information, go to www.adawatch.org and www.roadtofreedom.org

SOURCE ADA Watch and the National Coalition for Disability Rights

http://www.adawatch.org