“My beat is full of
stories where there's no happy ending: chronic underfunding, abuse and systemic
failures that continue to harm vulnerable people. People are crying to me all
the time. Now imagine also having a disability and having family members with
disabilities. I can't think of any other beat I've covered that was tougher
emotionally. The material I have to wade through, medical research, bills in
Trenton, none of that is as rough as watching the toll these inequities have on
people.”—Disabilities reporter Gene Myers quoted by Alex Nussbaum, “Inside the
Newsroom: Giving a Voice to the Vulnerable,” The Record (Bergen County,
NJ), Dec. 8, 2024
At first, I was going to
ask anyone reading this to keep in mind the struggles of the disabled community
this holiday season. But that is insufficient, I believe now.
Try to keep in mind these
physically and emotionally vulnerable people constantly, this holiday season
and simply going forward. And together, let’s try to create a world where they
have a better chance of surviving—and wherever possible, thriving—for the long
haul.
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