Jonathan Easley at The Hill:
Tech entrepreneur and Democratic presidential hopeful Andrew Yang will feature his wife, Evelyn, and their young child, who has autism, in a new campaign ad, which will focus on Yang’s health care plan and his universal basic income proposal.
The ad, which is called “Caregiver,” will highlight Yang’s proposal to give everyone $1,000 a month, which he has cast as the most ambitious proposed expansion of Social Security by any of the Democrats running for the party’s presidential nomination.
“The work of so many caregivers goes unseen, whether it’s caring for parents, or staying home with young boys, one of whom has special needs,” Evelyn Yang says in the ad. “If my husband Andrew Yang is president, he’ll fight for 'Medicare for All' with mental health coverage and for $1,000 a month for every American, including caregivers, because Andrew values what we do, not just for our families, but for our nation.”
The term "special needs" is controversial in the disability community:
Pleased specifically to hear Senator Warren #SayTheWord. The community doesn’t like being called “special needs” and I’m excited to see that she’s adjusted her language accordingly. Other candidates need to learn. #CripTheVote https://t.co/eQA6BeWJR3— Rebecca Cokley (@RebeccaCokley) December 20, 2019
