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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHappy 26th Anniversary to the ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, July 26th 1990
Such a grand day!
https://adata.org/ada-anniversary
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Happy 26th Anniversary to the ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, July 26th 1990 (Original Post)
FailureToCommunicate
Jul 2016
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BumRushDaShow
(129,491 posts)1. I remember that
And today, I believe all of our buses in the public transit system here in Philly. are handicapped accessible ("kneeling" buses to bring the door to ground level and a ramped center aisle) and so many other changes that are too numerous to detail.
FailureToCommunicate
(14,022 posts)2. There's a long way to go, but things HAVE improved.
edhopper
(33,616 posts)3. this has helped
my own family.
thank you Sen. Harkin
FailureToCommunicate
(14,022 posts)4. Yes Tom did so much too. I was there when Al Gore seemed like he
was going to pick Harkin as his running mate. But , alas, chose Lieberman instead. Sigh.