91% of People With Disabilities Believe They Receive Less Attention From Presidential Candidates Than Other Groups

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Aug 27, 2008 08:00 ET

91% of People With Disabilities Believe They Receive Less Attention From

Presidential Candidates Than Other Groups

People With Disabilities Seek Additional Political Dialogue on Topics Such

as Healthcare, Accessibility and Unemployment

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DENVER, CO--(Marketwire - August 27, 2008) - 91 percent of people with

disabilities think they receive less attention than other minority groups

from the presidential candidates, according to a poll recently conducted by

Disaboom (OTCBB:

DSBO<http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/stock.jsp?Ticker=DSBO>)

(www.disaboom.com), the premier online community for people with

disabilities. With the current conventions and upcoming debates, people with

disabilities are looking to the presidential candidates to present opinions,

insights and solutions about topics that affect them, the largest minority

group in America.

A recent Kelton Research study, commissioned by Disaboom, also indicated

that one in four Americans believe that people with disabilities receive

less support from the presidential candidates.

" This community is made up of 54 million Americans and can significantly

impact the popular vote. And still, most members of our community feel that

they receive little attention from the presidential candidates and from the

political system as a whole, " said Dr. Glen House, founder of Disaboom and a

quadriplegic himself. " Our national research indicates that our unheard

voice is eager to be heard on topics such as healthcare, accessibility,

veterans' issues and unemployment. "

This announcement follows Disaboom's recent findings that 57 percent of

people with disabilities support Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential

election.

For more information about the political issues of interest to people with

disabilities, visit Disaboom's political blog, " Disabled Politico " at

www.disaboom.com/disabledpolitico. Throughout the Democratic National

Convention, Disabled Politico bloggers will chronicle their experiences and

observations from the Democratic National Convention Blogger Tent, as they

pertain to the key issues affecting people with disabilities. Disaboom is

also presenting " The Unheard Voice, " at the Democratic National Convention,

a series of disability-related events and activities aimed at showcasing the

political and social issues of importance to people with disabilities.

For more information, please visit

http://www.disaboom.com/Living/Election08/Default.aspx.

About Disaboom

Disaboom.com is an interactive online community that combines lifestyle and

medical information, discussion boards, a career center and social

networking opportunities for those with disabilities as well as their

family, friends, caregivers and health providers. It was founded by Dr. Glen

House, a physician specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation who

is also quadriplegic. His firsthand knowledge of the challenges faced by

individuals with disabilities and those whose lives they touch has driven

the Disaboom mission: to create a comprehensive, evolving source of

information, inspiration, insight, and personal engagement for the

disability community.

About the Kelton Research Survey

The Disaboom Survey was conducted by Kelton Research between August 14 and

August 21, 2008 using an email invitation and an online survey. Quotas are

set to ensure reliable and accurate representation of the total U.S.

population ages 18 and over. Results of any sample are subject to sampling

variation. The magnitude of the variation is measurable and is affected by

the number of interviews and the level of the percentages expressing the

results. In this particular study, the chances are 95 in 100 that a survey

result does not vary, plus or minus, by more than 3.1 percentage points from

the result that would be obtained if interviews had been conducted with all

persons in the universe represented by the sample.

About the Disaboom Poll

The Disaboom poll was conducted by disaboom.com using Vizu.com polling

technology between July 31, 2008 and August 22, 2008 using a survey posted

at http://www.disaboom.com/Community/Organizations/Polls. Poll results are

based on the responses of 604 respondents. Poll technology ensured that each

respondent was limited to voting once.