I don't think people realize how important marriage equality for disabled people is.
Fixing that would fix a lot of things including:
1. Removing barriers towards employment for disabled people
2. Removing the limit disabled people can make at work
Fixing that would fix a lot of things including:
1. Removing barriers towards employment for disabled people
2. Removing the limit disabled people can make at work
3. Removing a partner's income from being counted towards whether people receive services like homecare
4. No longer associating disabled people as the "burden" of their partner
5. Allows disabled people to make a living wage
4. No longer associating disabled people as the "burden" of their partner
5. Allows disabled people to make a living wage
6. Provides greater access to housing, nutrition, and other things, because disabled people will be allowed to make money without being penalized
7. Allows disabled people to pursue higher education and any job they want because they won't be affected by how much they make.
7. Allows disabled people to pursue higher education and any job they want because they won't be affected by how much they make.
8. Allows disabled people to celebrate their love like everyone else.
I'm sure there's more but that's just some of the benefits that come to mind first.
I'm sure there's more but that's just some of the benefits that come to mind first.