Student-Conducted Interviews
Excerpts of each interview are quoted below. Full interviews are contained in the documents files.
Senator Tom Harkin
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Email Interview with Senator Harkin (PDF) | |
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Lex Frieden
Disability Rights Activist
"Constructive social action and improvements in social policy and practice require leadership. Good leaders must be intimately familiar with the subject matter of their concern, and they must understand the implications of every move they make. They must also be passionate about their objectives and focused on the end goal of making life better for everyone. Legacy is a byproduct of effective leadership."
Email Interview with Lex Frieden (PDF) | |
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Arlene B. Mayerson
National Expert on Disability Rights Law
"My role was to draft and review language to promote the central theme of the ADA- equal opportunity for people with disabilities to participate in society based on the 1964 Civil Rights Act for minorities and woman, using concepts of equality developed in the regulations implementing Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act. I was able to apply those legal concepts with the grounding of experience working for DREDF, an organization of and by disabled people."
Email Interview with Arlene Mayerson (PDF) | |
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Douglas Farley
Museum Director, Museum of DisABILITY History
"I feel the countless individuals who worked behind the scenes and in front of the cameras to bring about the passage of the ADA exhibited tremendous leadership and have created a legacy of accomplishment within the disability community. The task was herculean, and even today, many would call it an impossibility. Post 1990, another set of leaders has emerged to see that the ADA is universally accepted and applied across the country. "
Email Interview with Douglas Farley | |
File Size: | 68 kb |
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