Writer: Congress must restore rights of people with disabilities
February 17th, 2008In a letter to the editor of the Chicago Sun Times, Jim Radermacher calls for passage of the ADA Restoration Act. An excerpt:
Unfortunately, a series of Supreme Court decisions have narrowed who is covered by the [1990 ADA] so that many individuals with disabilities, including chronic illnesses like diabetes, epilepsy and cancer have found themselves no longer protected by the act because they don’t meet the very stringent definition of disability.
It is critical for Congress to pass the ADA Restoration Act, which will restore the basic rights of people with disabilities. Passage of this legislation harmonizes the ADA with other civil rights laws and enables people with disabilities to be judged just like everyone else — on their ability to do the job.
Radermacher is the Chicago Leadership Council Advocacy Chair of the American Diabetes Association.
See earlier posts here and here.
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