Lawmakers missing signs of real issues

Sunday, March 12, 2006

I don't know Rep. Terry Young but the Independence Democrat made headlines this week. Rep. Young proposed a bill in the House that would replace the "Handicapped parking" signs with new signs that say "Accessible parking." Now I assume Rep. Young had the best of intentions. She says the term "handicapped" is offensive to disabled people and "accessible" more accurately reflects their needs in special parking locations.

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