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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
| Source: Disaboom
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 ) (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.