Legislators
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Senator Tom Harkin and Senator Ted Kennedy's commitment to the ADA resulted from their firsthand observations of the injustice faced by people with disabilities and a fundamental belief in the responsibility of the government to ensure equality for marginalized groups in society.
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Senator Tom Harkin
“I grew up with a brother who became deaf when he was about five years old, he had spinal meningitis. I saw how he was discriminated against in terms of employment and in terms of what people thought he could do and how he should live his life, and I just thought it was grossly unfair.” |
Senator Ted Kennedy
"For all my years in public life, I have believed that America must sail toward the shores of liberty and justice for all. There is no end to that journey, only the next great voyage. We know the future will outlast all of us, but I believe that all of us will live on in the future we make." |