ADA Restoration Page
Take Action!Sign the ADA Petition: In response to the dramatic narrowing of the ADA in the courts, ADA Watch is hosting a petition to encourage Congress and the President to pass and sign the bipartisan ”ADA Restoration Act” that would restore vital civil right protections for children and adults with physical, mental, cognitive and developmental disabilities. Contact Congress: Visit Road to Freedom's Contact Congress page for talking points and an interactive tool to contact your member of Congress. Is your member of Congress is a co-sponsor? If so, thank them for their support; if not, ask them to sign on today! Contact your Local Media: Want to do more? Use the talking points to write a letter-to-the-editor or talk with members of your local media about doing a story about the need for ADA Restoration. |
ADA Restoration Act of 2007 — H.R. 3195 / S. 1881
Testimony — January 29, 2008 U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor
- Subcommittee Chairman Andrews' Opening Statement
- Hon. Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), Majority Leader, U.S. House of Representatives
- Andrew Imparato, President and CEO, American Association of Peopel with Disabilities (AAPD)
- Carey McClure , Plantiff in ADA Lawsuit v. General Motors
- Robert L. Burgdorf, Professor of Law, University of the District of Columbia
Testimony — November 15, 2007 U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions [video/audio]
- John D. Kemp, Attorney, Powers, Pyles, Sutter & Verville, P.C.
- Dick Thornburgh, Counsel, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, Preston, Gates, Ellis, LLP
- Steven Orr, Pharmacist
- Chai Feldblum, Director, Federal Legislation Clinic and Professor of Law, Georgetown Law Center
Statements — November 15, 2007 U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Consortium of Citizens with Disabilities [DOC] [PDF]
- National Disability Rights Network [DOC] [PDF]
- Leadership Council on Civil Rights [PDF]
- American Civil Liberties Union [PDF]
Testimony — October 4, 2007 U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties [audio]
- Steny H. Hoyer, Majority Leader, U.S. House of Representatives
- Cheryl Sensenbrenner, Chair, American Association of People with Disabilities
- Stephen Orr, Pharmacist
- Michael Collins, Executive Director, National Council on Disability
- Chai Feldblum, Professor, Georgetown University Law Center
Statements — October 4, 2007 U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties
- Consortium of Citizens with Disabilities [DOC] [PDF]
- National Council on Independent Living [DOC] [PDF]
- National Disability Rights Network [DOC] [PDF]
- Paralyzed Veterans of America [PDF]
- AARP [DOC] [PDF]
- Epilepsy Foundation [DOC] [PDF]
- American Diabetes Association [PDF]
- American Psychological Association [DOC] [PDF]
- National Health Council [PDF]
- Democratic National Committee
In the News...
- ADA Restoration Moving Forward, Disability Nation (11/20/2007)
- ADA Restoration Senate Hearing Opposition, Day in Washington (11/20/07)
- Activists Fight to Rewrite Disabilities Act, Joseph Shapiro, NPR (10/22/2007)
- ADA Resetoration Act Hearing, Day in Washington (10/8/07)
- Congress Aims to Restore Anti-Discrimination Act, Julie Rose, KCPW News (8/1/2007)
- Harkin wants to expand Americans With Disabilities Act (7/26/2007)
- ADA Restoration Act, Day in Washington (7/24/07)
- Focus on ADA Restoration; Debunking the Myths, Disability Nation (9/6/07)
- The ADA Restoration Act and Restoring Freedom, by Joyce Bender, President and CEO of Bender Consulting Services
- ...listing of blog posts on ADA Restoration, ReunifyGally
Statements — July 26, 2007 Introduction of the ADA Restoration Act
- Congressman Hoyer Press Release
- Congressman Sensenbrenner Press Release
- Senator Harkin Press Release
- Consortium of Citizens with Disabilities
- American Diabetes Association [PDF]
- National Disability Rights Network
CCD Background Documents on ADA Restoration
- Talking Points on ADA Restoration [PDF] {DOC]
- Frequently Asked Questions [PDF] [DOC]
- ADA v. Rehab Act [PDF]
- Overview of the ADA Restoration Act [PDF]
- Real Case Stories: The Effect of the Supreme Court’s Decisions on People with Disabilities [PDF] [DOC]
- How the Courts Shrunk Coverage Under the ADA [PDF] {DOC]
- Section-by-Section Summaries - House [PDF] [DOC] / Senate [PDF] {DOC]
- Legislative and Regulatory History -- Foundation for the ADA Restoration Act [PDF]
- Chronology of the ADA Restoration Act [PDF] {DOC]
Other ADA Restoration Background Documents
- Rep. Hoyer’s and Sensenbrenner’s response to the Chamber of Commerce’s letter [PDF]
- National Council on Disability (NCD) July 26, 2007 Report — Implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act: Challenges, Best Practices, and New Opportunities for Success (HTML) (PDF)
- National Council on Disability (NCD) July 26, 2007 Report — The Impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act: Assessing the Progress Toward Achieving the Goals of the ADA (HTML) (PDF)
- National Council on Disability (NCD) Policy Brief Series: Righting the ADA
- National Council on Disability (NCD) December, 2004 Report: Righting the ADA
The Americans with Disabilities Act
- Public Law 101-336 -- Text of the Americans with Disabilities Act [PDF]
- President George H.W. Bush Statement on Signing the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, July 26th, 1990
- Quote from President George H.W. Bush Signing Statement [PDF]
17th Anniversary of the ADA – July 26, 2007
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