DENVER, CO -- 08/24/08 --
People with disabilities support Barack Obama as
their choice for president, according to a recent poll conducted by
Disaboom (OTCBB: DSBO), the premier online community for people with
disabilities. The poll, which was posted on disaboom.com in an effort to
gain insight into the political leanings of people with disabilities in the
2008 presidential election, showed that 57 percent of respondents support
Barack Obama, 27 percent support John McCain, and 16 percent do not support
either candidate.
"The question of how different minority groups will vote has been a major
point of interest in this election and the disability community hasn't been
included in the conversation," said Dr. Glen House, founder of Disaboom and
a quadriplegic himself. "Disaboom conducted this survey to gauge the
political inclinations of the largest minority group in the U.S. -- the 54
million Americans who live with some form of disability."
For more information about the political inclinations of people with
disabilities, visit Disaboom's political blog, "Disabled Politico" at
www.disaboom.com/disabledpolitico. Throughout the Democratic National
Convention, "Disabled Politico" bloggers will chronicle their experiences
and observations from the Democratic National Convention Blogger Tent, as
they pertain to the key issues affecting people with disabilities.
Disaboom will also present "The Unheard Voice," at the Democratic National
Convention, a series of disability-related events and activities aimed at
showcasing the political and social issues of importance to people with
disabilities.
For more information, please visit
http://www.disaboom.com/Living/Election08/Default.aspx.
Note: Disaboom will release the results of a nationwide Omnibus survey the
week of August 25, 2008. The survey asked Americans to consider the
attention people with disabilities receive, versus other minority groups,
from the presumptive presidential candidates.
About Disaboom
Disaboom.com is an interactive online community that combines lifestyle and
medical information, discussion boards, a career center and social
networking opportunities for those with disabilities as well as their
family, friends, caregivers and health providers. It was founded by Dr. J.
Glen House, a physician specializing in physical medicine and
rehabilitation who is also quadriplegic. His firsthand knowledge of the
challenges faced by individuals with disabilities and those whose lives
they touch has driven the Disaboom mission: to create a comprehensive,
evolving source of information, inspiration, insight, and personal
engagement for the disability community.
About the Disaboom Poll
The Disaboom poll was conducted by disaboom.com using Vizu.com polling
technology between July 31, 2008 and August 22, 2008 using a survey posted
at http://www.disaboom.com/Community/Organizations/Polls. Poll results are
based on the responses of 1,002 respondents. Poll technology ensured that
each respondent was limited to voting once.
Contact:
Shannon Fern
Office: 303-433-7020
Cell: 303-667-3553
sfern@csg-pr.com
