Correspondence: Dear Senator letter from the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities on the final passage of the ADA

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Correspondence: Dear Senator letter from the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities on the final passage of the ADA

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Dear Senator letter from the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities in urging Congress to vote in favor of the final passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Includes a list of more than 160 organizations in support of the ADA's passage.

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1990-06-25

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1990-06-25

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101st (1989-1991)

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See all items with this valuePeople with disabilities

See all items with this valuePeople with disabilities--Civil rights--United States

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Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

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Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities

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correspondence

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See all items with this valueUnited States. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

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eng

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https://dolearchivecollections.ku.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=23&q=

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Collection 003, Box 578, Folder 10

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Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

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Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996

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Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities

June 25, 1990

Dear Senator,

At long last, the civil rights of 43 million Americans with disabilities are about to be realized. Following overwhelming votes of support form the U.S. Senate last September (76 to 8 in favor) and the House of Representatives in May (403 to 20 in favor), House and Senate conferees have resolved the differences between the two bills and you will soon be voting on the Conference Report.

It is again time to vote to end discrimination based on fear, myths and stereotypes. We urge you to oppose any and all procedural actions that might come before the Senate which are aimed at delaying, weakening or killing ADA. Finally, we also urge you to vote for final passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act to guarantee the rights of our nation’s citizens with disabilities. Passing the Americans with Disabilities Act just before all Americans celebrate Independence Day would bring about a real declaration of independence.

Please support the Americans with Disabilities Act. Forty-three million Americans deserve and need your vote. Thank you again for supporting our cause.

Sincerely,

[Page 1]

National Organizations Supporting the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1989

Affiliated Leadership League of and for the Blind of America
AIDS Action Council
AIDS National Interfaith Network
Alexander Graham Bell Associations for the Deaf
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
American Association for Counseling and Development
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
American Association of the Deaf-Blind
American Association of Mental Retardation
American Association of University Affiliated Programs
Americans Baptist Churches U.S.A
Americans Cancer Society
American Civil Liberties Union
American Collage Health Association
American Council of the Blind
American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
American Deafness and Rehabilitation Association
American Disabilities Association
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
American Foundation for AIDS Research
American Foundation for the Blind
American Hospital Association
American Jewish Committee
American Nurses Association
American Occupational Therapy Association
American Physical Therapy Association
American Psychiatric Association
American Psychological Association
American Public Health Association
American Social Health Association
American Society for Deaf Children
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Americans for Democratic Action
Arthritis Foundation
Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc.
Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
Association for the Education of Rehabilitation Facility Personnel
Association for Retarded Citizens of the United States
Autism Society of America
Blinded Veterans Association
B’nai B’rith Women
Center for Population Options
Center for Women’s Policy Studies
Child Welfare League of America
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Information Institute, Inc.
Church of the Brethren
Church Women United
Committee for Children
Common Cause

[Page 2]

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Conference of Educational Administrators Serving the Deaf
Convention of American Instructors of the Deaf
Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation
Council for Exceptional Children
Deafness Research Foundation
Disabled Vut Able to Vote
Disability Focus
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
Epilepsy Foundation of America
Episcopal Awareness Center on the Handicapped
The Lutheran Office for Governmental Affairs, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Federally Employed Women
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Gallaudet University Alumni Association
Gazette International Networking Institute
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Goodwill Industries of America
Human Rights Campaign Fund
Huntington’s Disease Society of America
International Association of Parents fo the Deaf
International Ladies’ Garment Worker’s Union of America
International Polio Network
International Union, United Automobile Workers of America
International Ventilator User Network
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
Lamda Legal Defense and Education D=Fund
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
Learning Disabilities Association of America
Learning How, Inc.
Mental Health Law Project
National AIDS Network
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
National Association of Counties
National Association for Music Therapy
National Association of the Deaf
National Association of Commissions for Women
National Association of Developmental Disabilities Councils
National Association of People with AIDS
National Association of Private Residential Resources
National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems
National Association of Rehabilitation Facilities
National Association of Rehabilitation Professionals in the Private Sector
National Association of Social Workers
National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors
National Association of State Mental Retardation Program Directors
National Center of Law and the Deaf
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
National Council on Alcoholism
National Council of Churches
National Council of Community Mental Health Centers
National Council on Disability
National Council on Independent Living
National Council of Jewish Women
National Council of La Raza
National Council on Rehabilitation Education

[Page 3]

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National Council on the Aging
National Down Syndrome Congress
National Easter Seal Society
National Education Association
National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association
National Fraternity Society pf the Deaf
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
National Handicapped Sports and Recreation Association
National Head Injury Foundation
National Hospice Organization
National Industries for the Severely Handicapped
National Mental Health Association
National Minority AIDS Council
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
National Network of Learning Disabled Adults
National Network of Runaway and Youth Services
National Organization for Rare Disorders
National Organization on Disability
National Organization for Women
National Ostomy Association, Inc.
National Puerto Rican Coalition
National Recreation and Park Association
National Rehabilitation and Park Association
National Rehabilitation Association
National Spinal Cord Injury Association
National Urban League
National Women’s Law Center
National Women’s Political Caucus
NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund
Older Women’s League
9 to 5 – National Association of Working Women
Paralyzed Veteran of American
People First International
People for the American Way
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Rainbow Lobby
Self Help for Head of Hearing People, Inc.
Spina Bifida Association of America
Synagogue Council of America
Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc.
The Association for Persons with Sever Handicaps
The Episcopal Church
The Gray Panthers
The National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc.
Tourette Syndrome Association
Union of American Hebrew Congregation
Unitarian University Association of Congregations
United Cerebral Palsy Associations, Inc.
United Church Board for Homeland Ministries
United Church of Christ, Office for Church in Society
United States Student Association
Issue Development and Advocacy Unit, General Board of Church and Society, The United Melodist Church
Women’s Equity Action League
Women’s Legal Defense Fund
World Institute on Disability

[Page 4]

Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities

June 25, 1990

Dear Senator,

At long last, the civil rights of 43 million Americans with disabilities are about to be realized. Following overwhelming votes of support form the U.S. Senate last September (76 to 8 in favor) and the House of Representatives in May (403 to 20 in favor), House and Senate conferees have resolved the differences between the two bills and you will soon be voting on the Conference Report.

It is again time to vote to end discrimination based on fear, myths and stereotypes. We urge you to oppose any and all procedural actions that might come before the Senate which are aimed at delaying, weakening or killing ADA. Finally, we also urge you to vote for final passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act to guarantee the rights of our nation’s citizens with disabilities. Passing the Americans with Disabilities Act just before all Americans celebrate Independence Day would bring about a real declaration of independence.

Please support the Americans with Disabilities Act. Forty-three million Americans deserve and need your vote. Thank you again for supporting our cause.

Sincerely,

[Page 1]

National Organizations Supporting the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1989

Affiliated Leadership League of and for the Blind of America
AIDS Action Council
AIDS National Interfaith Network
Alexander Graham Bell Associations for the Deaf
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
American Association for Counseling and Development
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
American Association of the Deaf-Blind
American Association of Mental Retardation
American Association of University Affiliated Programs
Americans Baptist Churches U.S.A
Americans Cancer Society
American Civil Liberties Union
American Collage Health Association
American Council of the Blind
American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
American Deafness and Rehabilitation Association
American Disabilities Association
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
American Foundation for AIDS Research
American Foundation for the Blind
American Hospital Association
American Jewish Committee
American Nurses Association
American Occupational Therapy Association
American Physical Therapy Association
American Psychiatric Association
American Psychological Association
American Public Health Association
American Social Health Association
American Society for Deaf Children
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Americans for Democratic Action
Arthritis Foundation
Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc.
Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
Association for the Education of Rehabilitation Facility Personnel
Association for Retarded Citizens of the United States
Autism Society of America
Blinded Veterans Association
B’nai B’rith Women
Center for Population Options
Center for Women’s Policy Studies
Child Welfare League of America
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Information Institute, Inc.
Church of the Brethren
Church Women United
Committee for Children
Common Cause

[Page 2]

Page 2

Conference of Educational Administrators Serving the Deaf
Convention of American Instructors of the Deaf
Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation
Council for Exceptional Children
Deafness Research Foundation
Disabled Vut Able to Vote
Disability Focus
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
Epilepsy Foundation of America
Episcopal Awareness Center on the Handicapped
The Lutheran Office for Governmental Affairs, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Federally Employed Women
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Gallaudet University Alumni Association
Gazette International Networking Institute
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Goodwill Industries of America
Human Rights Campaign Fund
Huntington’s Disease Society of America
International Association of Parents fo the Deaf
International Ladies’ Garment Worker’s Union of America
International Polio Network
International Union, United Automobile Workers of America
International Ventilator User Network
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
Lamda Legal Defense and Education D=Fund
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
Learning Disabilities Association of America
Learning How, Inc.
Mental Health Law Project
National AIDS Network
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
National Association of Counties
National Association for Music Therapy
National Association of the Deaf
National Association of Commissions for Women
National Association of Developmental Disabilities Councils
National Association of People with AIDS
National Association of Private Residential Resources
National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems
National Association of Rehabilitation Facilities
National Association of Rehabilitation Professionals in the Private Sector
National Association of Social Workers
National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors
National Association of State Mental Retardation Program Directors
National Center of Law and the Deaf
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
National Council on Alcoholism
National Council of Churches
National Council of Community Mental Health Centers
National Council on Disability
National Council on Independent Living
National Council of Jewish Women
National Council of La Raza
National Council on Rehabilitation Education

[Page 3]

Page 3

National Council on the Aging
National Down Syndrome Congress
National Easter Seal Society
National Education Association
National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association
National Fraternity Society pf the Deaf
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
National Handicapped Sports and Recreation Association
National Head Injury Foundation
National Hospice Organization
National Industries for the Severely Handicapped
National Mental Health Association
National Minority AIDS Council
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
National Network of Learning Disabled Adults
National Network of Runaway and Youth Services
National Organization for Rare Disorders
National Organization on Disability
National Organization for Women
National Ostomy Association, Inc.
National Puerto Rican Coalition
National Recreation and Park Association
National Rehabilitation and Park Association
National Rehabilitation Association
National Spinal Cord Injury Association
National Urban League
National Women’s Law Center
National Women’s Political Caucus
NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund
Older Women’s League
9 to 5 – National Association of Working Women
Paralyzed Veteran of American
People First International
People for the American Way
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Rainbow Lobby
Self Help for Head of Hearing People, Inc.
Spina Bifida Association of America
Synagogue Council of America
Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc.
The Association for Persons with Sever Handicaps
The Episcopal Church
The Gray Panthers
The National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc.
Tourette Syndrome Association
Union of American Hebrew Congregation
Unitarian University Association of Congregations
United Cerebral Palsy Associations, Inc.
United Church Board for Homeland Ministries
United Church of Christ, Office for Church in Society
United States Student Association
Issue Development and Advocacy Unit, General Board of Church and Society, The United Melodist Church
Women’s Equity Action League
Women’s Legal Defense Fund
World Institute on Disability

[Page 4]

Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities

June 25, 1990

Dear Senator,

At long last, the civil rights of 43 million Americans with disabilities are about to be realized. Following overwhelming votes of support form the U.S. Senate last September (76 to 8 in favor) and the House of Representatives in May (403 to 20 in favor), House and Senate conferees have resolved the differences between the two bills and you will soon be voting on the Conference Report.

It is again time to vote to end discrimination based on fear, myths and stereotypes. We urge you to oppose any and all procedural actions that might come before the Senate which are aimed at delaying, weakening or killing ADA. Finally, we also urge you to vote for final passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act to guarantee the rights of our nation’s citizens with disabilities. Passing the Americans with Disabilities Act just before all Americans celebrate Independence Day would bring about a real declaration of independence.

Please support the Americans with Disabilities Act. Forty-three million Americans deserve and need your vote. Thank you again for supporting our cause.

Sincerely,

[Page 1]

National Organizations Supporting the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1989

Affiliated Leadership League of and for the Blind of America
AIDS Action Council
AIDS National Interfaith Network
Alexander Graham Bell Associations for the Deaf
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
American Association for Counseling and Development
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
American Association of the Deaf-Blind
American Association of Mental Retardation
American Association of University Affiliated Programs
Americans Baptist Churches U.S.A
Americans Cancer Society
American Civil Liberties Union
American Collage Health Association
American Council of the Blind
American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
American Deafness and Rehabilitation Association
American Disabilities Association
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
American Foundation for AIDS Research
American Foundation for the Blind
American Hospital Association
American Jewish Committee
American Nurses Association
American Occupational Therapy Association
American Physical Therapy Association
American Psychiatric Association
American Psychological Association
American Public Health Association
American Social Health Association
American Society for Deaf Children
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Americans for Democratic Action
Arthritis Foundation
Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc.
Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
Association for the Education of Rehabilitation Facility Personnel
Association for Retarded Citizens of the United States
Autism Society of America
Blinded Veterans Association
B’nai B’rith Women
Center for Population Options
Center for Women’s Policy Studies
Child Welfare League of America
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Information Institute, Inc.
Church of the Brethren
Church Women United
Committee for Children
Common Cause

[Page 2]

Page 2

Conference of Educational Administrators Serving the Deaf
Convention of American Instructors of the Deaf
Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation
Council for Exceptional Children
Deafness Research Foundation
Disabled Vut Able to Vote
Disability Focus
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
Epilepsy Foundation of America
Episcopal Awareness Center on the Handicapped
The Lutheran Office for Governmental Affairs, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Federally Employed Women
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Gallaudet University Alumni Association
Gazette International Networking Institute
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Goodwill Industries of America
Human Rights Campaign Fund
Huntington’s Disease Society of America
International Association of Parents fo the Deaf
International Ladies’ Garment Worker’s Union of America
International Polio Network
International Union, United Automobile Workers of America
International Ventilator User Network
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
Lamda Legal Defense and Education D=Fund
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
Learning Disabilities Association of America
Learning How, Inc.
Mental Health Law Project
National AIDS Network
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
National Association of Counties
National Association for Music Therapy
National Association of the Deaf
National Association of Commissions for Women
National Association of Developmental Disabilities Councils
National Association of People with AIDS
National Association of Private Residential Resources
National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems
National Association of Rehabilitation Facilities
National Association of Rehabilitation Professionals in the Private Sector
National Association of Social Workers
National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors
National Association of State Mental Retardation Program Directors
National Center of Law and the Deaf
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
National Council on Alcoholism
National Council of Churches
National Council of Community Mental Health Centers
National Council on Disability
National Council on Independent Living
National Council of Jewish Women
National Council of La Raza
National Council on Rehabilitation Education

[Page 3]

Page 3

National Council on the Aging
National Down Syndrome Congress
National Easter Seal Society
National Education Association
National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association
National Fraternity Society pf the Deaf
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
National Handicapped Sports and Recreation Association
National Head Injury Foundation
National Hospice Organization
National Industries for the Severely Handicapped
National Mental Health Association
National Minority AIDS Council
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
National Network of Learning Disabled Adults
National Network of Runaway and Youth Services
National Organization for Rare Disorders
National Organization on Disability
National Organization for Women
National Ostomy Association, Inc.
National Puerto Rican Coalition
National Recreation and Park Association
National Rehabilitation and Park Association
National Rehabilitation Association
National Spinal Cord Injury Association
National Urban League
National Women’s Law Center
National Women’s Political Caucus
NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund
Older Women’s League
9 to 5 – National Association of Working Women
Paralyzed Veteran of American
People First International
People for the American Way
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Rainbow Lobby
Self Help for Head of Hearing People, Inc.
Spina Bifida Association of America
Synagogue Council of America
Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc.
The Association for Persons with Sever Handicaps
The Episcopal Church
The Gray Panthers
The National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc.
Tourette Syndrome Association
Union of American Hebrew Congregation
Unitarian University Association of Congregations
United Cerebral Palsy Associations, Inc.
United Church Board for Homeland Ministries
United Church of Christ, Office for Church in Society
United States Student Association
Issue Development and Advocacy Unit, General Board of Church and Society, The United Melodist Church
Women’s Equity Action League
Women’s Legal Defense Fund
World Institute on Disability

[Page 4]