Disability Advocates Needed To Pack the Room At Upcoming House
Hearing on ADA

Self-advocates, parents and disability advocates are needed to
pack the room at an upcoming House hearing on the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA) that will focus on the laws
successes and problems. Bring friends and neighbors too!

This hearing, unfortunately, could focus more on the ADAs
problems than its successes, considering that the business
community will be testifying and is expected to address the
practices of unscrupulous lawyers who file so-called drive-by
ADA lawsuits, claiming that these lawsuits are overwhelming and
financially burdensome to small business owners. In an effort to
weaken the law further, they may request that the ADA be amended
to address these concerns.

The ADA, enacted in 1990, has protected the civil rights and has
helped eliminate discrimination for people with disabilities
around the country. For our constituents, strong grassroots
support at this hearing is critical in our effort to protect the
Americans with Disabilities Act and promote ADA Restoration
legislation, which could fix the years of damage created by the
rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court and other courts around the
nation.

WHAT: Oversight Hearing on The Americans with Disabilities Act:
Sixteen Years Later, House Judiciary Subcommittee on the
Constitution, chaired by Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH)

WHEN: 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 13, 2006
WHERE: 2141 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC
WEBCAST: http://judiciary.house.gov/schedule.aspx

NOTE: All attendees are encouraged to check the House Judiciary
Subcommittee on the Constitution website at
http://judiciary.house.gov/committeestructure.aspx?committee=7 on
the morning of the hearing to ensure that it is still on the
schedule. Since seats are first-come, first-serve, attendees are
encouraged to show up at the committee hearing room approximately
one hour prior the 2:00 p.m. hearing.

For more information, contact Janna Starr, Director of Disability
Rights, Technology and Family Policy, The Arc and United Cerebral
Palsy Disability Policy Collaboration at jstarr@... or by
phone at 202-783-2229.

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