Memo: Letter for Signature - To Accompany Kansas Grant Application to Justice Department to Fund a Statewide ADA Conference

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3 Pages

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c021_003_007_018

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Memo: Letter for Signature - To Accompany Kansas Grant Application to Justice Department to Fund a Statewide ADA Conference

Description (Dublin Core)

Memorandum with letters for signature in support of a grant application to fund a statewide conference on the Americans with Disabilities Act in Kansas. Includes Dole's letter of support.

Date (Dublin Core)

1995-07-25

Date Created (Dublin Core)

1995-07-25

Congress (Dublin Core)

104th (1995-1997)

Topics (Dublin Core)

See all items with this valuePeople with disabilities

Policy Area (Curation)

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Creator (Dublin Core)

Vachon, Alexander

Record Type (Dublin Core)

memorandums

Names (Dublin Core)

See all items with this valueDole, Robert J., 1923-2021

See all items with this valueSchlobohm, Alan

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

Location representation (Dublin Core)

Kansas (state)

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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Language (Dublin Core)

eng

Collection Finding Aid (Dublin Core)

https://dolearchivecollections.ku.edu/?p=collections/findingaid&id=54&q=

Physical Location (Dublin Core)

Collection 021, Box 3, Folder 7

Institution (Dublin Core)

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

Archival Collection (Dublin Core)

Alec Vachon Papers, 1969-2006

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MEMORANDUM TO SENATOR DOLE
DA: July 24, 1995
FR: Alec Vachon
RE: LETTER FOR SIGNATURE--TO ACCOMPANY KANSAS GRANT APPLICATION TO JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO FUND A STATEWIDE ADA CONFERENCE

Attached for signature is a letter of support--to accompany a grant application from the Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns to the Justice Department for funding for a statewide conference on ADA to be held in May 1996. The conference will allow Kansas county, city, and town officials--together with the disability community--to exchange information about what has worked in their communities to implement ADA.

This project is one outcome of about a year's worth of work with the Department of Justice to improve their technical assistance efforts, and about six months of work with Kansans to apply for a grant. This conference will hopefully be a model for other states.

Bob Dole
Kansas
141 Senate Hart Building
(202)224-6521

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July 24, 1995

Mr. H. A. Schlobohm
Program Consultant
Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns
1430 S.W . Topeka Boulevard
Topeka, Kansas 66612-1877

RE: Grant Application to the U.S. Department of Justice, to Conduct a Statewide ADA Information-Sharing Conference

Dear Alan:
Thank you for sharing with me information about your grant application to the U.S. Department of Justice for funding for a statewide conference on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

I believe your project is very important. As you may know, I was responsible for the technical assistance authorization in ADA. In my view, we cannot expect state and local governments and businesses to do what ADA a sks unless they understand what the law requires and the most effective--and cost-effective--ways to meet those requirements. Several months ago my staff began talking with associations that represent local governments to learn how ADA was going for them. I felt this outreach was particularly important since ADA was exempted from recent unfunded mandates legislation. We learned that many local communities were having a tough time in getting straight answers about ADA. Moreover, it seems to me that much criticism of ADA has come from a misunderstanding of what the law really says.

I believe your conference will help solve these problems, and will not only benefit the citizens of Kansas but, as a model project, people throughout the nation. Please keep me informed of your progress, and let me how I can be helpful.

Sincerely,
BOB DOLE
United States Senate





TELECOPIER TRANSMITTAL
DATE: 7/26/95
TO: Alan Schlobohm 913/296-1984
FROM: Alexander Vachon

Office of Senator Bob Dole
141 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 2051 O

(202) 224-6521

NUMBER OF PAGES TO FOLLOW: 1
SUBJ: ___________________________

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