Access Issues Quotes

Many of Mississippi's veterans and their families know the hardship associated with driving long distances to access VA healthcare benefits.

The national debate on health care once centered on improving access to quality care, yet the effect of Obamacare will be the exact opposite, resulting in the shameful degradation of care for the neediest individuals.

England is not very easy to get in and out of.

Equal access to public education has been achieved. But what is the good of access to a failing school?

I live on an island, and it's difficult to find.

I've had trouble gaining access to certain people I'd really love to interview because they're worried I'll make fun of them. I'm a pretty private and self-conscious person, so I relate to that concern!

I have learnt a lot about the challenges children face - poverty, inequality and their difficulties in accessing basic services.

We'll always be re-examining how we relate to each other in terms of race and gender, in terms of power and access.

If you are not on the web, you will have problems accessing services.

I don't want to take the escalators. Give me the stairs that have the dips and the two old ladies that are blocking it and they've got an attitude, and they don't want you to go past them.

The problem for many people with disabilities is not that we are not able to work a certain number of hours a week. It's that no-one will let us.

I just remember not having access to films as a young person who loved films but living in Compton.

People who are making decisions about the future often don't have access to some of the best ideas in the company, which may be at the periphery or at lower levels.

Many of the issues I encountered as acting secretary were not with the quality of medical care but with getting our veterans through the door to reach that care.

I actually missed some assignments at Kentucky because my teachers were like, 'Didn't you check your e-mail?' I was like, 'I don't really know how to use e-mail.'

Drug prices are a problem. Access is a problem.

I know from experience it's very hard to get access to a prison to take pictures.

Obviously, getting to United isn't easy, so not being given a chance is hard to take.

A common misconception is that the costs of health care are cheaper in rural America, when in fact the reality is that they are more expensive and more difficult to access.

We have a VA hospital back home in St. Louis. Like many of our colleagues, we hear continued concerns about the access and the service. I have seen a statistic that more than 60,000 veterans today are waiting more than 6 months for an appointment at a VA hospital.

Gaffe-focused journalism: revenge of intelligent people who know true evils are out there but lack the access/time to get to them.

In so many of the other beats these days, there are these layers of public relations people that you have to go through to get to the newsmakers themselves.

It's funny how the music industry is enraged about the Internet and the way things are copied without being paid for. But you know why people steal the music? Because they can't afford the music.

Try being my size and going into a public restroom.

And I hope seeing a therapist becomes 10 times easier in the future. For me, once I came out of treatment, I got into a therapist and continued my road to recovery and health and happiness. But not everyone can do that. It's challenging to see a therapist when you work full-time, when you can't get an appointment within a week, and then by the time you do get one, maybe you feel like your "problem" has lessened and you don't bother to go in. It's about access.