Thought this was interesting. Kat


> ADAWatch.org
> National Coalition for Disability Rights
> 601 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 900S
> Washington, DC 20004
>
> *NEWS RELEASE*
> September 25, 2008
>
>
> */ADA Watch and the National Coalition for Disability Rights Praises 
> Advocates and Policymakers As President Bush Signs ADA Amendments Act 
> into Law/*
>
>
> *(Washington, DC)* For nearly two years, disability rights advocates 
> have traveled the Nation in a modified bus educating citizens and 
> policymakers alike of the pressing need to restore vital civil rights 
> protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
>
> Today, President Bush signed the /ADA Amendments Act/ into law and 
> /ADA Watch/ and the /National Coalition for Disability Rights/, the 
> nonprofit organizations behind the /Road To Freedom/ bus tour, praised 
> all of those involved in this successful campaign to advance 
> disability rights.
>
> In recent years, the ADA – the world’s first human rights law for 
> people with disabilities – has been dramatically narrowed in the 
> courts leaving citizens with epilepsy, diabetes, mental illness, 
> HIV-AIDS and other disabilities unprotected from discrimination. The 
> /ADA Amendments Act/ clarifies the intent of Congress and reverses the 
> “judicial activism” that has resulted in more than 95% of 
> employment-related ADA cases being dismissed on summary judgment.
>
> Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), lead sponsor of the ADA Amendments Act, 
> acknowledged ADA Watch/NCDR’s role in passage of this legislation on 
> the floor of the Senate, thanking the /Road To Freedom/’s crew for 
> “dedicating almost 2 years of their lives traveling on a bus around 
> the country to every State, showing people about the importance of 
> restoring the protections of ADA.”
>
> ADA Watch/NCDR founder and president, Jim Ward stated today, “This is 
> a monumental victory for people with disabilities. As America seeks to 
> respond to the economic challenges we face, this law – if enforced – 
> will assure that people with disabilities are fairly included in the 
> workforce and that we can do our jobs free from discrimination.”
>
> “ADA Watch and the National Coalition for Disability Rights praises 
> the thousands of Americans who produced and participated in /Road To 
> Freedom/ bus stops as, together, we called for restoration of the ADA. 
> Likewise, we praise the tireless efforts of advocates such as Andy 
> Imparato, Sandy Finucane, Curt Decker, Chai Feldblum, Jennifer Mathis, 
> Arlene Mayerson, Shereen Arent, Donna Meltzer, Nancy Zirkin, Michael 
> Collins, Yoshiko Dart, Tom Olin, Debbie Fletter Ward and so many others.”
>
> *ADA Watch and the National Coalition for Disability Rights (NCDR)* is 
> a coalition of national, state and local disability, civil rights and 
> social justice organizations united to protect and promote the human 
> rights of children and adults with physical and mental disabilities. 
> For more information, go to www.adawatch.org 
> <http://m1e.net/c?85632004-jlmCQ4oQduCh6%403643520-94NljvMy7aKPM> and 
> www.roadtofreedom.org 
> <http://m1e.net/c?85632004-uY3YyRRW0PeKk%403643521-/RP.t/MvbJ0U2>
>


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