Disability Group Opposes Ashcroft for Attorney General
John. Ashcroft, the former senator from Missouri now facing Senate confirmation hearings for the post of attorney general in the Bush administration, is no friend of disability rights.
Disability groups are particularly incensed about Ashcroft's votes against the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The American Association of Persons with Disabilities ishttp://www.raggededgemagazine.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt.cgi?__mode=view&_type=entry&blog_id=18sued a statement last week opposing the nomination, saying it was "particularly troubled" by Ashcroft's "lead role in trying to weaken the due process protections afforded children and youth with disabilities by the IDEA."