Object Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2012.001.107 |
Object Name |
Button, Political |
Collection |
Bill Cohen Collection |
Title |
Ohio's Medicaid Buy-In Campaign Jobs for People with Disabilities |
Date |
2009 |
Description |
Yellow background with red image of the state of Ohio and a banner. In red letters: "Ohio's Medicaid / Buy-In Campaign / Jobs for People with / Disabilities" |
Dimensions |
Dia-2.25 inches |
Material |
Metal |
Notes |
Activists wore this button to push for a new policy, letting severely disabled people work and still get Medicaid benefits. The policy was implemented but few people took advantage of it. |
Provenance |
Bill Cohen, a long-time Ohio Statehouse News Bureau reporter, donated a collection of political memorabilia and ephemera to the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board in 2012. The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board took over the care of the Statehouse and its collections in 1988. |
Search Terms |
Ohio |
Subjects |
Disabled persons Medicaid |