Correspondence: Letter to Members of the House of Representatives from Douglas Vollmer on the ADA
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- Correspondence: Letter to Members of the House of Representatives from Douglas Vollmer on the ADA
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- Letter to members of the House of Representatives from Douglas K. Vollmer, Associate Executive Director for Government Relations for the Paralyzed Veterans of America urging them against a motion to recommit the Americans with Disabilities Act.
- Date (Dublin Core)
- 1990-06-28
- Date Created (Dublin Core)
- 1990-06-28
- Congress (Dublin Core)
- 101st (1989-1991)
- Topics (Dublin Core)
- See all items with this valueDisabled veterans
- See all items with this valuePeople with disabilities
- Policy Area (Curation)
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Creator (Dublin Core)
- Vollmer, Douglas
- Record Type (Dublin Core)
- correspondence
- Names (Dublin Core)
- See all items with this valueParalyzed Veterans of America
- See all items with this valueUnited States. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
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- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
- Language (Dublin Core)
- eng
- Collection Finding Aid (Dublin Core)
- https://dolearchivecollections.ku.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=23&q=
- Physical Location (Dublin Core)
- Collection 003, Box 578, Folder 10
- Institution (Dublin Core)
- Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
- Archival Collection (Dublin Core)
- Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996
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PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
Chartered by the Congress of the United States
June 28, 1990
Members
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Member of Congress
On behalf of the members of the Paralyzed Veterans of America, I urge your rejection of any effort to recommit the “Americans with Disabilities Act” and your strong support for acceptance of the report of the conferees. The effort to recommit this long overdue legislation based on the conferees omission of the Chapman Amendment is a disservice to the members of PVA, all veteran disabled in service to the Nation and all citizens with disabilities.
To delay and possible even thwart ultimate passage of this much needed legislation due to an amendment that is predicted on ignorance and bias and fosters continued discrimination would be unconscionable. For over forty years the men and women of Paralyzed Veterans of America have worked toward the goal of eliminating attitudinal and physical barriers in all aspects of American life. To see this goal, which is now on the verge of becoming is to ignore the sacrifice which veterans have made for all Americans.
Again, on behalf of the members of Paralyzed Veterans of America, I urge the defeat of any effort to have the “Americans with Disabilities Act” recommitted and that you strongly work to ensure that this needed legislation is enacted into law.
Sincerely,
[Douglas K. Collmer signature]
Douglas K. Vollmer
Associate Executive Director for Government Relations
801 Eighteenth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006 (202) USA-1300 Fax: (202) 785-4452 -
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PVA
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
Chartered by the Congress of the United States
June 28, 1990
Members
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Member of Congress
On behalf of the members of the Paralyzed Veterans of America, I urge your rejection of any effort to recommit the “Americans with Disabilities Act” and your strong support for acceptance of the report of the conferees. The effort to recommit this long overdue legislation based on the conferees omission of the Chapman Amendment is a disservice to the members of PVA, all veteran disabled in service to the Nation and all citizens with disabilities.
To delay and possible even thwart ultimate passage of this much needed legislation due to an amendment that is predicted on ignorance and bias and fosters continued discrimination would be unconscionable. For over forty years the men and women of Paralyzed Veterans of America have worked toward the goal of eliminating attitudinal and physical barriers in all aspects of American life. To see this goal, which is now on the verge of becoming is to ignore the sacrifice which veterans have made for all Americans.
Again, on behalf of the members of Paralyzed Veterans of America, I urge the defeat of any effort to have the “Americans with Disabilities Act” recommitted and that you strongly work to ensure that this needed legislation is enacted into law.
Sincerely,
[Douglas K. Collmer signature]
Douglas K. Vollmer
Associate Executive Director for Government Relations
801 Eighteenth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006 (202) USA-1300 Fax: (202) 785-4452
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