I just now did a search at deafread.com on the phrase “ADA Restoration Act” and found that ALL the posts on this topic at deafread.com were written by, er, well — me.
Now maybe there were other posts that got missed because you didn’t use the exact phrase “ADA Restoration Act” (if so, please [...]
I dared step away from both blog-browsing and blog-writing for a few days so I could actually try to get some homework done–and a flurry of bloggers went and blogged the ADA Restoration Act of 2007 in my absence. It means more work for me in keeping track of them all, but at least [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )First, the good news for those of you rooting to see the ADA Restoration Act of 2007 passed: as of October 11, it seems that there are now 222 co-sponsors for HR 3195 (house version of the ADA Restoration Act) in addition to the original sponsor (Rep. Steny Hoyer). This brings us past the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )This link is old — but it’s worth checking out for anyone still seeking to understand why the Americans with Disabilities Act needs rescuing and how the Restoration Act is meant to help. No, it doesn’t refer directly to Deaf/deaf/HOH people–but there is a certain parallel that I will explain further below.
http://www.aapd.com/News/adainthe/ADArestoration.html
This link [...]
These days, it seems that hard-working employees just can’t get a break.
There are two kinds of breaks that Stephen Orr ought to have gotten. One, he should have gotten a lunch break. He has a medical condition, diabetes, that requires him to eat his meals promptly on a regularly spaced schedule, or else he [...]
If you have been guiltily thinking to yourself that you ought to get around to contacting your legislators to ask them to support the ADA Restoration Act, the United Spinal Association has made it easier for you–whether you’re deaf, hearing, have spinal cord injury, some other disability, or no disability at all.
Personally I still prefer [...]
Blog activity on the ADA Restoration Act has been active in the past couple of days — perhaps in part because there are now 218 co-sponsors for the House version of the bill (HR 3195). This is a significant milestone because that’s enough for a majority vote in the House! Of course, it is still [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )207 and Counting! Oct 2 ‘07, the ADA Restoration blog announces that we now have 207 co-sponsors for HR 3195 (the House version of the ADA Restoration Act) in the House. We need 218 to reach a majority so we can pass the Restoration Act in the House. Then the Restoration Act must also pass [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )In the past few weeks, I have sent several emails to my congressional represenative and also to my two senators to ask them all to support the ADA Restoration Act of 2007 (HR 3195 in the House, S 1881 in the Senate).
One of my senators has responded:
October 2, 2007
Ms. Andrea Shettle
XXXX [Address] XXXX
Dear Ms. Shettle:
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