The World According to Oatney

Haslam Picks Henry

Henry spent much of his career in the General Assembly advocating for the rights and the dignity of people with developmental disabilities, and he himself has a child who has a developmental disability. It is worth noting that Henry took up the mantle of disability advocacy at a time (1980, upon his election to the State House) when so many people were still blissfully unaware of the nature of many intellectual and other disabilities and were still hesitant to see people with disabilities participating in the larger society.

Labels: Elections, Miscellany, Republican Party, Tennessee politics

posted by Deacon David Oatney @ 4:16 PM