The Disability ACT AKA THE" INVISIBLE LAW"

Hi all, Earlier this morning, while on facebook, I came across a video that a fellow advocate and facebook friend of mine put up, As I watched this video it absolutely broke my heart, listening to her talk about how she basically landed her dream job, and not get it in the end based on the fact that the employer made the assumption that she was physically unable to do the said position because she has a disability. While this broke my heart,it also angered me. The American Disability Act (ADA) was made for situations like this. Here it is 2016, and we're still fighting for our cicvil rights, yes I said civil rights because to me disabilities rights ARE civil rights. For all the strides that society takes in their attempts to make us feel a part of society, while the intention is a good start it is NOT enough. We are more Then a hashtag, or sixty second sound bite in a political endorsement. We are people and deserve any equal opportunity in this world like anyone else. Does it not bother anyone else that unless you're famous for doing absolutely nothing, other then flaunting how much money you have based off of what little clothes you do wear, and what totally outlandish, and senseless product you endorse you get 3 the times as much attention as the president does when he holds a live press conference!? The system is flawed, I get that. I also get the economic times are more dire then ever. But, what is NOT acceptable is discrimination against anyone based on things they have no control over like their physical disability. This is not only wrong, but also ILLEGAL. No one, no matter what their status may be on the totem pole is better then anyone else. It is in my opinion that the only disabling thing a person(s) can possess is a bad attitude toward life. It astonishes me that in this day and age, when we have come so far in all areas of society, and in history that there are still people out there that believe we're incapable of living a full and productive life. Even with my personal experience in dealing with state and government people that are hired to help the disabled find employment is that, they always seemed surprised by my ability to do the simplest of things, or how sharp my memory was (is.) I got the feeling that the term "disability" was a "one sizes fits all" scenario to them, Which is false, very false. To me the only true meaning to the word "disability" is this: Disability means that the person(s) has to make adjustments. Some will be simple, and other's won't be. There will be shifts and changes, but everyone goes through them that's part of life. EVERYONE ADAPTS AND ADJUSTS. It's how we live;how we survive. We,(the disabled community) may just have to be a little more creative in doing so that's all. I end this post with this thought: Would we still be having this conversation if those in any higher rank or position of "power" and authority were in the same position as us? Is that what it's going to take to bring about real change in how the disabled community is seen overall? After all, they do say that no one truly understands someone's situation until it happens to them. But in the mean time, please do not assume something you don't have enough knowledge about. Learn from us, stop dismissing us. `