504 Democratic Club: Questionnaires (Candidate for State Committee of Assembly District 70 Sylvia Tyler's response)

Candidate Name: Sylvia Tyler

Address: 1580 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10031

Candidate for A.D. 70, Part D, Borough: Manhattan

Phone: 212-283-7936

Fax: 212-283-0005

Email: omatyler@aol.com

Candidate for party office
70 A.D., Part D
State Committee

Please describe any experience with disability you have had in your life or career.

Varied in life. Professionally, none unless you would include teaching special ed students.
Does the club to which you are affiliated have a headquarters that is accessible to persons with motor and sensory disabilities?

Yes.
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 Americans with Disabilities Act and National and State Party Rules to hold meetings and other public events that are accessible to persons with disabilities?

I don't know if the law requires this, but I think it should.
Are there any persons with disabilities active in your club? Do you have any officers or Executive Board members with disabilities?

Yes to both questions.
Have you run candidates with disabilities for Party office such as County Committee and Judicial Convention Delegates?

Yes.
Has your club made efforts to attract new members with disabilities?

Not specifically.
Have you sought to replace inaccessible polling places in your area with accessible ones?

No.
Have you appointed persons with disabilities as election workers?

Yes.
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?

Yes, provided all types of disabilities are included in the 10%

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