Billboard Alert!

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The billboard depicted here (which reads, "Think seatbelts are confining? Try a wheelchair. Buckle up") was erected by the Ravalli County DUI Task Force in Montana. The Task Force reports to the Ravalli County Board of Commissioners. We are told that in general, the Task Force does good work, however, this billboard demonstrates that they could take stand some lessons on disability culture and etiquette.

REACT!
Advocates interested in sharing their opinions can do so in a number of ways:

*Email the commissioner of Ravalli County and tell him that while perhaps well-intended, the billboard is an insult to people with disabilities.

*Write a letter to the editor of the local newspapers. Send letters to the Ravalli Republic  Managing Editor, Perry Backus and to Missoulian using their online form.

*Post a reaction on the JFActivist blog.
http://jfactivist.typepad.com/jfactivist/2008/05/billboard-alert.html