Disabled Activists Arrested at John McCain's Senate Office

• The AP estimates that "at least 20 disabled activists" from the group ADAPT were arrested for unlawful assembly at John McCain's senate office in the Russell Senate Office Building, Tuesday, April 29, 2008.
• ADAPT's spokesman is quoted as saying that approximately 500 of the group's members are in Washington, DC this week celebrating ADAPT's 25th anniversary.
• The activists were seeking a meeting with McCain to discuss S. 799 a Senate Bill titled "A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide individuals with disabilities and older Americans with equal access to community-based attendant services and supports, and for other purposes" however, McCain was campaigning in Florida.
• According to the AP, "the bill would amend the Social Security Act to allow people who are eligible for Medicaid coverage of nursing home costs to spend it instead on home-based, or community care."
• Presidential candidates, Clinton and Obama are co-sponsors of the bill.

Sources:

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iRaOHDElJMkFNQH8hon_k4ew7-LAD90BQ82O0

http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/2008/04/29/protest-at-mccains-senate-office-leads-to-arrest-of-dozens/

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d110:14:./temp/~bd41GD::/bss/d110query.html

http://www.adapt.org/