Candidate Name: Amparito B. Rosero
Address: 102-25 46th Ave., Corona, N.Y. 11368
Candidate for A.D. 39 Part A Borough: Queens
Phone: 917-865-0677
Email: arosero1@hotmail.com
Candidate for party office
District Leader, Part A (Female)
Please describe any experience with disability you have had in your life or career.
Although I may not have as much experience with dissabilities, it does not mean that I am not willing to get involved and work for changes that are needed. Everyone should have the same rights and opportunities no matter what challenges lie ahead of each and every one of us. I read about a female candidate in Long Island, Brooke Ellison who is running for State Senate. Brooke graduated from Harvard magna cum laude. She is paralyzed from the neck down and relies on a respirator. She is an inspiration to all of us and an example that we are all capable of reaching our goals no matter what.
Does the club to which you are affiliated have a headquarters that is accessible to persons with motor and sensory disabilities?
My organization holds meetings in places that are accessible to all.
When choosing locations for meetings and fundraisers for your club, is physical accessibility a deciding factor?
Yes.
Many local clubs and several Democratic County organizations (including Queens) have their headquarters in inaccessible locations. Do you believe that local clubs are required under the ADA and National and State Party Rules to hold meetings and other public events in locations that are accessible to persons with disabilities?
They certainly should, since the party wants to be able to reach everyone. The Democratic Party wants to encourage people to participate. In their articles, it states that there should be no discrimination of any sort, which means they can't discriminate on the grounds of disability.
Are there any persons with disabilities active in your club? Do you have any officers or Executive Board members with disabilities?
Not at this time, but again it is open to everyone.
Have you run candidates with disabilities for Party office, such as County Committee and Judicial Convention Delegates?
No, we have not.
Has your club made efforts to attract new members with disabilities?
We always welcome and encourage everyone to participate.
Have you sought to replace inaccessible polling places in your area with accessible ones?
The polling places are accessible.
Have you appointed persons with disabilities as election workers?
We have not appointed anyone at this moment but I will encourage people with dissabilities to do so.
Persons with disabilities have historically been under-represented within the Democratic Party leadership. According to the 2000 census, persons with disabilities comprised 20.6% of all residents in New York State and 23.1% of population 18 years and older. Previously, we were told that only those groups included in the Voting Rights Act were included in the goals and timetables for delegate selection. Yet the lesbian and gay communities were included for the first time at the 2000 convention and again at the 2004 convention. Would you support a campaign to set a goal that 10% of the total New York State Delegation to the 2008 Democratic National Convention be comprised of persons with disabilities?
I would fully support it. People with dissabilities have the same rights as everyone else.