Statement on Final Passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Identifier:
- c021_002_006_007
- Contributing Institution:
- Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
- Title:
- Statement on Final Passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Date Created:
- 1990-06-27
- EDTF:
- 1990-06-27
- Creator:
- Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021
- Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
- Language:
- eng
- Record Type:
- speeches (documents)
- Collection:
- Alec Vachon Papers, 1969-2006
- Collection Finding Aid:
- https://dolearchivecollections.ku.edu/?p=collections/findingaid&id=54&q=
- Description:
- Statement by Senator Bob Dole in celebration of the Final Passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. This speech references Nelson Mandela's challenging apartheid in South Africa, the fall of the Berlin Wall in East Germany, and Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr.'s speeches fighting for equality. Dole sees the passing of the ADA as an extension of these struggles towards equality.
- Policy Area:
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Names:
- United States. Civil Rights Act of 1964, United States. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
- Topic:
- Cerebral palsy, Mentally ill, People with disabilities, Disabilities
- Congress:
- 101st (1989-1991)
- Physical Location:
- Collection 021, Box 2, Folder 6
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 5 Pages
