Geraldo Rivera, host of the Fox network’s “Geraldo at Large,” will presents a one-hour news special on to discuss “the imminent need for action” for the hundreds of thousands of Americans with disabilities who have been waiting years for government services.
Rivera said funding for community services and community-based homes, intended to take the place of institutions, has not kept pace with needs. Consequently, waiting lists of more than 285,000 people in at least 21 states have emerged as the new problem or the “new institution” for people with disabilities.
Among those who appear on Rivera’s special are Chris Burke, an actor with Down syndrome; Tim Shriver, chair of the Special Olympics; and Clay Aiken, an American Idol contestant who founded an organization that advocates inclusion for people with disabilities.
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