Candidates Forum addressing issues facing persons with disabilities

It is estimated that 20 percent of the US population has at least one disability. Having a disability impacts access to community life. Similarly, it is also estimated that the city of Raleigh has a population of persons with disabilities of approximately 10 percent. Therefore, community organizations advocate for their full integration and inclusion into the community. Specificly, the Raleigh-Wake Council of the Blind, a chapter of the North Carolina Council of the Blind, an affiliate of the American Council of the Blind, along with the Wake Federation of the Blind, a chapter of the NC Federation of the Blind, an affiliate of the National Federation of the Blind and The Governor Morehead School Alumni Association, promotes the full integration of persons with disabilities into community life through employment, housing, transportation, recreation and education. To that end, on October 22, 2022, between 12 PM and 4:00 PM Community United Church of Christ will host a candidates forum for those seeking office in the city of Raleigh will be held. The purpose of this candidates forum is for candidates to address those issues facing persons with disabilities on access to accessible and affordable housing, access to employment opportunities, and access to public transportation. This candidates forum will be formatted as a question and answer conversation between the host and participating candidates. Hence, you are cordially invited to participate in this forum. Please contact Robert Parrish no later than October 7, 2022 to confirm your participation. More details will be provided later. Thanks in advance for your participation.