Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS Talking Points On "National Employment of the Handicapped Week" - Washington, D.C., 4 October 1983 1983-10-04 1983-10-04 Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ eng 98th (1983-1985) Robert J. Dole Speeches Collection, 1958-1996 Collection 019, Box 32, Folder 27 https://dolearchivecollections.ku.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=52&q= c019_032_027_001 https://dolecollections.ku.edu/files/medium/80/c019_032_027_001/c019_032_027_001.jpg https://dolecollections.ku.edu/s/dole-archive-collections/item/927 https://dolecollections.ku.edu/files/original/80/c019_032_027_001/c019_032_027_001.pdf speeches (documents) Labor and Employment Rehabilitation; People with disabilities--Employment; Medical care; Discrimination against people with disabilities Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021; United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Office of Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity; United States. Rehabilitation Act of 1973 9 Pages Talking points of Senator Dole on "National Employment of the Handicapped Week" to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. He discusses barriers to employment faced by Americans with disabilities and congressional efforts to remove architectural, social, and transportation barriers. Text Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Letter to Congressman Jones Regarding the Abortion Issue 1984-01-01 1984-01-01 Jones, James Robert, 1939- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/ eng 98th (1983-1985) James R. Jones Collection CAC_CC_109_4_0000, Box 22, Folder 32, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/70 CAC_CC_109_4_22_32_0002 https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/James%20R.%20Jones%20Collection/James%20R.%20Jones%20Correspondence%20Series,%201968-1986%20/CAC_CC_109_4_22_1_0000-District%20Office,%20Jones%20Clippings,%201973/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_109_4_22_32_0002_thumbnail.jpg https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/archival_objects/864057 https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/James%20R.%20Jones%20Collection/James%20R.%20Jones%20Correspondence%20Series,%201968-1986%20/CAC_CC_109_4_22_1_0000-District%20Office,%20Jones%20Clippings,%201973/CAC_CC_109_4_22_32_0002.pdf correspondence Civil rights--United States; Human rights; Discrimination against people with disabilities 2 Pages The document to Congressman Jones expresses strong opposition to abortion, claiming it is morally, legally, and constitutionally wrong. The writer urges Congressman Jones to take action to make abortion illegal and punishable by prison, suggesting reading anti-abortion literature and writing legislation. The document also includes contact information for more information on the issue. Text Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS Testimony on Americans with Disabilities Act before Labor and Human Resources Committee, 10 May 1989 1989-05-10 1989-05-10 Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ eng 101st (1989-1991) Robert J. Dole Speeches Collection, 1958-1996 Collection 019, Box 51, Folder 2 https://dolearchivecollections.ku.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=52&q= c019_051_002_001 https://dolecollections.ku.edu/files/medium/80/c019_051_002_001/c019_051_002_001_m.jpg https://dolecollections.ku.edu/s/dole-archive-collections/item/1265 https://dolecollections.ku.edu/files/original/80/c019_051_002_001/c019_051_002_001_m.pdf speeches (documents) Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Education; Transportation; Discrimination against people with disabilities; People with disabilities United States. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021 35 Pages Statement of Senator Bob Dole on the Americans with Disabilities Act to the Labor and Human Resources Committee. Dole emphasizes the focus on employment makes sense, and his hope that members of both parties can agree on details to pass this bipartisan legislation. Text Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS CRS Report for Congress: Disabled Persons: State Laws Concerning Accessibility and Discrimination 1989-07-03 1989-07-03 Wolfe, M. Ann http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ eng 101st (1989-1991) Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996 Collection 003, Box 553, Folder 1 https://dolearchivecollections.ku.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=23&q= s-leg_553_001_007 https://dolecollections.ku.edu/files/medium/52/s-leg_553_001_007/s-leg_553_001_007_d.jpg https://dolecollections.ku.edu/s/dole-archive-collections/item/1306 https://dolecollections.ku.edu/files/original/52/s-leg_553_001_007/s-leg_553_001_007_d.pdf reports Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Local transit accessibility; Barrier-free design; Discrimination against people with disabilities; Employment; People with disabilities; Discrimination in public accommodations Library of Congress. Legislative Reference Service. American Law Division 24 Pages Congressional Research Service, The Library of Congress This report surveys and discusses the statutes in the fifty states and the District of Columbia which concern accessibility of buildings, transportation and public accommodations for disabled persons along with the right of disabled persons to be accompanied by a guide dog within all of these facilities. In addition, laws prohibiting discrimination of disabled persons in the areas of employment, public accommodation and transportation were examined. Text Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS CRS Report for Congress: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): An Overview of Selected Major Legal Issues 1989-07-25 1989-07-25 Jones, Nancy Lee http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ eng 101st (1989-1991) Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996 Collection 003, Box 553, Folder 1 https://dolearchivecollections.ku.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=23&q= s-leg_553_001_008 https://dolecollections.ku.edu/files/medium/52/s-leg_553_001_008/s-leg_553_001_008.jpg https://dolecollections.ku.edu/s/dole-archive-collections/item/1307 https://dolecollections.ku.edu/files/original/52/s-leg_553_001_008/s-leg_553_001_008.pdf reports Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues People with disabilities; Transportation; Substance abuse; Telecommunications Relay Service; Discrimination against people with disabilities National Council on Disability (U.S.); United States. Civil Rights Act of 1964; United States. Fair Housing Act; Bush, George, 1924-2018; United States. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 19 Pages Congressional Research Service, The Library of Congress This report provides a brief overview of the proposed legislation and compares the bills in the101st Congress with the legislation from the 100th Congress. Selected controversial legal issues are analyzed. Text Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS Correspondence: Letter to Senator Dole from James Canaday on Amtrak's accessibility 1990-06-19 1990-06-19 Canaday, James http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ eng 101st (1989-1991) Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996 Collection 003, Box 578, Folder 10 https://dolearchivecollections.ku.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=23&q= s-leg_578_010_042 https://dolecollections.ku.edu/files/medium/52/s-leg_578_010_042/s-leg_578_010_042.jpg https://dolecollections.ku.edu/s/dole-archive-collections/item/2169 https://dolecollections.ku.edu/files/original/52/s-leg_578_010_042/s-leg_578_010_042.pdf correspondence Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Blind; People with disabilities--Transportation; Discrimination against people with disabilities; People with disabilities Amtrak; National Federation of the Blind 3 Pages Letter to Senator Dole from James Canaday containing a letter Canaday had sent to Amtrak's customer service. The letter to Amtrak concerns an incident a blind patron had on an Amtrak train. Text Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS Letter from Bob Dole regarding employment goals of the ADA 1990-09-18 1990-09-18 Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ eng 101st (1989-1991) Alec Vachon Papers, 1969-2006 Collection 021, Box 2, Folder 6 https://dolearchivecollections.ku.edu/?p=collections/findingaid&id=54&q= c021_002_006_019 https://dolecollections.ku.edu/files/medium/14/c021_002_006_019/c021_002_006_019.jpg https://dolecollections.ku.edu/s/dole-archive-collections/item/725 https://dolecollections.ku.edu/files/original/14/c021_002_006_019/c021_002_006_019.pdf correspondence Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Rehabilitation; People with disabilities--Employment--United States; Discrimination against people with disabilities United States. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 2 Pages Letter from Senator Bob Dole to the Delaware Valley Project with Industry, Inc. Executive Director, Daniel C. Sullivan about Dole's various efforts to help disabled Americans. Text Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS Correspondence: Letter to Burt Danovitz expressing appreciation for being honored with the Independent Living Legislative Award by the Resource Center 1990-11-06 1990-11-06 Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ eng 101st (1989-1991) Alec Vachon Papers, 1969-2006 Collection 021, Box 2, Folder 6 https://dolearchivecollections.ku.edu/?p=collections/findingaid&id=54&q= c021_002_006_022 https://dolecollections.ku.edu/files/medium/14/c021_002_006_022/c021_002_006_022.jpg https://dolecollections.ku.edu/s/dole-archive-collections/item/728 https://dolecollections.ku.edu/files/original/14/c021_002_006_022/c021_002_006_022.pdf correspondence Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues People with disabilities; Discrimination against people with disabilities United States. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021 1 Page Letter from Senator Bob Dole to the Resource Center for Independent Living, Inc. Executive Director, Dr. Burt Danovitz, thanking them for honoring Dole with the Independent Living Legislative Award. Text Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS Memo: ADA Article in Today's Washington Post 1993-07-29 1993-07-29 Vachon, Alexander http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ eng 103rd (1993-1995) Alec Vachon Papers, 1969-2006 Collection 021, Box 1, Folder 4 https://dolearchivecollections.ku.edu/?p=collections/findingaid&id=54&q= c021_001_004_023 https://dolecollections.ku.edu/files/medium/14/c021_001_004_023/c021_001_004_023.jpg https://dolecollections.ku.edu/s/dole-archive-collections/item/318 https://dolecollections.ku.edu/files/original/14/c021_001_004_023/c021_001_004_023.pdf memorandums Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues People with disabilities; Discrimination against people with disabilities United States. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; United States. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 4 Pages Washington Post articles abut the impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act one year after its passing. The paper is overall optimistic about the future with ADA. Text Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS Memo: Clinton Violated Spirit of ADA in Rejecting Judge Richard Arnold as his Supreme Court Nominee 1994-05-20 1994-05-20 Vachon, Alexander http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ eng 103rd (1993-1995) Alec Vachon Papers, 1969-2006 Collection 021, Box 1, Folder 1 https://dolearchivecollections.ku.edu/?p=collections/findingaid&id=54&q= c021_001_001_016 https://dolecollections.ku.edu/files/medium/14/c021_001_001_016/c021_001_001_016.jpg https://dolecollections.ku.edu/s/dole-archive-collections/item/133 https://dolecollections.ku.edu/files/original/14/c021_001_001_016/c021_001_001_016.pdf memorandums Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Judges; Rehabilitation; Cancer; Discrimination against people with disabilities; People with disabilities Clinton, Bill, 1946-; Breyer, Stephen G., 1938-; Arnold, Richard S. (Richard Sheppard), 1936-2004; Mauro, Tony; Chief justiceships of the United States Supreme Court; United States. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; DiBacco, Thomas V.; Rich, Frank 7 Pages Newspaper articles and editorials about Clinton's decision not to appoint Richard Arnold to the Supreme Court due to his lymphoma. The memo says that this is against the spirit of the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) and may violate a different legislation. Text Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS Memo: Floor Statement Regarding Clinton's Rejection of Judge Arnold as a Supreme Court Nominee 1994-05-23 1994-05-23 Vachon, Alexander http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ eng 103rd (1993-1995) Alec Vachon Papers, 1969-2006 Collection 021, Box 1, Folder 1 https://dolearchivecollections.ku.edu/?p=collections/findingaid&id=54&q= c021_001_001_017 https://dolecollections.ku.edu/files/medium/14/c021_001_001_017/c021_001_001_017.jpg https://dolecollections.ku.edu/s/dole-archive-collections/item/172 https://dolecollections.ku.edu/files/original/14/c021_001_001_017/c021_001_001_017.pdf memorandums Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Discrimination against people with disabilities; People with disabilities; Judges; Cancer Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021; Arnold, Richard S. (Richard Sheppard), 1936-2004; Clinton, Bill, 1946- 15 Pages Floor statement by Dole and articles and editorials criticizing Clinton's decision not to appoint Richard Arnold into the Supreme Court due to his lymphoma. Dole is advised not to further aggregate disability rights advocates to not become a target. Text Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS Issue Forum: Year Five of the ADA Americans with Disabilities Act. An Advertising Supplement to the Washington Post 1995-07-18 1995-07-18 Bower, Brock http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ eng 103rd (1993-1995) Dole Foundation for Employment of Persons with Disabilities, 1983-1998 Collection 008, Box 42, Folder 5 https://dolearchivecollections.ku.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=34&q= found_042_005_009 https://dolecollections.ku.edu/files/medium/61/found_042_005_009/found_042_005_009.jpg https://dolecollections.ku.edu/s/dole-archive-collections/item/1276 https://dolecollections.ku.edu/files/original/61/found_042_005_009/found_042_005_009.pdf articles Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Discrimination against people with disabilities; People with disabilities; People with disabilities--Employment Dart, Justin, 1930-2002; Job Accommodation Network (U.S.); Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021; National Organization on Disability (U.S.); Coelho, Tony 6 Pages Washington Post Articles published by the Washington Post five years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The articles discuss the impact the ADA had in the five years since being enacted. Text