President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities - Washington, D.C., 26 September 1988
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- Title (Dublin Core)
- President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities - Washington, D.C., 26 September 1988
- Description (Dublin Core)
- Talking points by Senator Dole to the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities. He discusses the importance of disabled Americans in the workforce and the proposed Americans with Disabilities Act.
- Date (Dublin Core)
- 1988-09-26
- Date Created (Dublin Core)
- 1988-09-26
- Congress (Dublin Core)
- 100th (1987-1989)
- Topics (Dublin Core)
- See all items with this valuePeople with disabilities
- See all items with this valuePeople with disabilities--Employment
- Policy Area (Curation)
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Creator (Dublin Core)
- Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021
- Record Type (Dublin Core)
- speech (document)
- Names (Dublin Core)
- See all items with this valueDole, Robert J., 1923-2021
- See all items with this valueUnited States. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
- See all items with this valueUnited States. President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities
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- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
- Language (Dublin Core)
- eng
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- https://dolearchivecollections.ku.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=52&q=
- Physical Location (Dublin Core)
- Collection 019, Box 48, Folder 4
- Institution (Dublin Core)
- Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
- Archival Collection (Dublin Core)
- Robert J. Dole Speeches Collection, 1958-1996
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TALKING POINTS
PRESIDENT'S COMMITIEE ON EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
SEPTEMBER 26, 1988
o I THANK THE PRESIDENT'S COMMITIEE FOR THIS HONOR, AND I ALSO THANK THE MANY FRIENDS I SEE HERE FOR COMING.
o INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES HAS BEEN ONE OF MY MAIN GOALS IN POLITICAL LIFE, SO IT MEANS A LOT TO ME TO KNOW MY EFFORTS IN THIS AREA HAVE YOUR SUPPORT.
o EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM KNOWS THE MAGNITUDE OF THE PROBLEM -- TWO-THIRDS OF ALL WORKING-AGED PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ARE NOT EMPLOYED, ALTHOUGH A LARGE MAJORITY OF THEM WANT TO WORK.
o I BELIEVE WE CAN CHANGE THIS STATISTIC. REMOVING WORK DISINCENTIVES FROM SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS WILL HELP. THE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY BILL CONGRESS PASSED THIS SUMMER WILL ALSO HELP.
o TOMORROW'S HEARING ON THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND THE OBSERVANCE OF THE FIRST NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH THIS OCTOBER WILL HELP FOCUS ATIENTION ON THE ISSUE.
o I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IS A TOP PRIORITY OF THE 101st CONGRESS. -
TALKING POINTS
PRESIDENT'S COMMITIEE ON EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
SEPTEMBER 26, 1988
o I THANK THE PRESIDENT'S COMMITIEE FOR THIS HONOR, AND I ALSO THANK THE MANY FRIENDS I SEE HERE FOR COMING.
o INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES HAS BEEN ONE OF MY MAIN GOALS IN POLITICAL LIFE, SO IT MEANS A LOT TO ME TO KNOW MY EFFORTS IN THIS AREA HAVE YOUR SUPPORT.
o EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM KNOWS THE MAGNITUDE OF THE PROBLEM -- TWO-THIRDS OF ALL WORKING-AGED PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ARE NOT EMPLOYED, ALTHOUGH A LARGE MAJORITY OF THEM WANT TO WORK.
o I BELIEVE WE CAN CHANGE THIS STATISTIC. REMOVING WORK DISINCENTIVES FROM SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS WILL HELP. THE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY BILL CONGRESS PASSED THIS SUMMER WILL ALSO HELP.
o TOMORROW'S HEARING ON THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND THE OBSERVANCE OF THE FIRST NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH THIS OCTOBER WILL HELP FOCUS ATIENTION ON THE ISSUE.
o I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IS A TOP PRIORITY OF THE 101st CONGRESS. -
TALKING POINTS
PRESIDENT'S COMMITIEE ON EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
SEPTEMBER 26, 1988
o I THANK THE PRESIDENT'S COMMITIEE FOR THIS HONOR, AND I ALSO THANK THE MANY FRIENDS I SEE HERE FOR COMING.
o INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES HAS BEEN ONE OF MY MAIN GOALS IN POLITICAL LIFE, SO IT MEANS A LOT TO ME TO KNOW MY EFFORTS IN THIS AREA HAVE YOUR SUPPORT.
o EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM KNOWS THE MAGNITUDE OF THE PROBLEM -- TWO-THIRDS OF ALL WORKING-AGED PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ARE NOT EMPLOYED, ALTHOUGH A LARGE MAJORITY OF THEM WANT TO WORK.
o I BELIEVE WE CAN CHANGE THIS STATISTIC. REMOVING WORK DISINCENTIVES FROM SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS WILL HELP. THE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY BILL CONGRESS PASSED THIS SUMMER WILL ALSO HELP.
o TOMORROW'S HEARING ON THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND THE OBSERVANCE OF THE FIRST NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH THIS OCTOBER WILL HELP FOCUS ATIENTION ON THE ISSUE.
o I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IS A TOP PRIORITY OF THE 101st CONGRESS.
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