Monday, March 26, 2007
ADAPT of Tennessee contends that the Aging Commission of the Mid-South has become a hindrance to people who want to move out of institutions and nursing homes. The ableist attitude of the Commission’s current administration leads to discrimination and the continued segregation of those living in institutions that want out.
The power of organizing people to confront a system that is not working for the very people it is in place to serve was experienced again today by members of ADAPT of Tennessee. Twelve individuals of west Tennessee took over the lobby of the Aging Commission of the Mid-South. ADAPT was upset by the inappropriate treatment people with disabilities faced while attempting to move out of nursing facilities and back into their own homes.