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San Francisco Mayor awards Alice Wong the disabled beacon Award
July 26th, 2010 - San Francisco Mayor's Office for persons with disabilities was held on the 26th, "40th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act through the 20th anniversary of the" Federal House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the California congressman issued a video message Spey instrument are, Chinese Wang Meihua (Alice Wong) awarded during the ceremony, the Office of the Mayor disabled beacon Award (Beacon Award).
Alice, 36, who has muscular dystrophy,was eager to learn, was progressive, helpful and worked in San Francisco to increase personal care service center for many of the study, visit the disabled and the elderly, to arrange medical care. Wang Meihua said she was surprised for winning the award, because she did only a little, there are many people with disabilities who also contribute.
Although optimistic, Wang Meihua maintains a cheerful personality, but many were excluded, to see every face experience. San Francisco Chinatown shop in particular, if the door stays in the shop, that will destroy the feng shui often block the way of getting money, just because she sat in a wheelchair. Have to wait in the beauty salon haircut, he was rushed to the side, because the hairdresser shop that will bring Mei Mei-Hua Wang Yun. There are many cases, people simply do not want to Zheng Yankan her, only to whisper in her back.
During the 26-day celebration ceremony, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom to pointed out that he had childhood dyslexia, learning disabilities, so he pretty well understands the feelings of the disabled. Over the past six years, San Francisco sidewalk wheelchair ramp built 5000; all of San Francisco museums have disabled access; end of the year, 90% of community clinics in San Francisco will have disabled access. 14 libraries fully configured disabled access, and another nine libraries are built disabled access.
Newsom jokingly said: "I know that many city councilors hope I'll be walking, but I must say, the city council was not friendly to the disabled, no disabled access. In San Francisco City Council before the completion of disability access, I will not leave the Mayor job."
Wang Meihua colleaugues Cade Yan (Luis Calderon)in the San Francisco Health Department as a placement officer. In his view, treatment of people with disabilities, the most important is not the number of handicapped access building, but to help people with disabilities into society, so they have job opportunities, develop their talents ability to contribute to society.
Wang Meihua is that, when the Chinese disabled family members often stay home, afraid to let them out, in fact, this is an unhealthy idea. Lots of people with disabilities should be out of her own feelings and experiences to share with you, allowing society to accept them.
Wang Meihua and Cade Yan emphasized that people with disabilities like to live with their families instead of living in a nursing home, spending more government funds and social resources. How to help people with disabilities to live independently and to provide them the resources to live independently, is the most important issue. www.pascenter.org Wang Meihua's office provides many services for people with disabilities, people in need can access services and information online at www.pascenter.org.
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