Items

• Memo: Big ADA Milestone Coming Up -- January 26, 1995
  Memorandum and articles from Alec Vachon about the public state of the ADA, alongside the transitionary phases of ADA enactment
• Memo: Update on Bill Dole
  Personal updates on Bill Dole, Bob Dole's nephew, including where he's staying and his education.
• Memo: Four Gold Seals
  Dole's responses to disability-related constituent letters. Included advice letters to disabled individuals and thank you notes.
• Memo: Talking Points for "Face the Nation" on ADA
  Dole's responses to ADA critics saying that the ADA is an undue financial burden. Dole note that the disabled are also taxpayers and there are federal funds to help states and municipalities' infrastructure become ADA compliant
• Memo: Why ADA and 504 Might Be Called: "The State & Local Government Disability Relief and Flexibility Act"
  Some believe the ADA is "unfunded" and will cause undue burdens to states and municipalities. The ADA and Section 506 of the 1976 Rehabilitation Act have financial protection for state and municipalities and there's potential to earmark federal funds to subsidize their renovations to become ADA compliant.
• Memo: Conversation with Tony Coelho
  Memorandum between Alec Vachon and Bob Dole about a rumor that Tony Coelho had spoken with Newt Gingrich about the state of the ADA
• Memo: OMB Response to Your Letter to the President Requesting a Moratorium on New Federal Regulations is a Cheap Ploy Using ADA and Disabled
  Memorandum and letter between Bob Dole and Alec Vachon about a letter to the President requesting a moratorium on new federal regulations- which he believed to be a cheap ploy utilizing the ADA and disabled people
• Memo: "Welfare Reform"/Contract with America: What Do They Mean for Adults and Children with Disabilities?
  Memorandum between Alec Vachon and Bob Dole about welfare reform
• Memo: Lott Speaks about ADA
  Memorandum and letter between Bob Dole and Alec Vachon about Trent Lott and his opinions on the ADA
• Memo: Follow Up: Letter from Dan Taylor
  Letter and memorandum between Bob Dole and Alec Vachon, and then Bob Dole and Dan Taylor about federal funding for the Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation
• Senator Dole's Letter to Senator Tom Harkin
  A letter to Tom Harkin from Bob Dole as a congratulations for receiving the Bush Medal for Empowerment of People with Disabilities
• Memo: Attached Letter from Dan Taylor
  Dan Taylor inquires about subsidies and surplus equipment for the Center Industries Corporation and Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation of Kansas.
• Dole Letter to Miss America 1995 Heather Whitestone
  Letter from Dole congratulating Miss America, Heather Whitestone, for her victory. She's been hard of hearing since a young age.
• Memo: Gore Slur on People w/Down's Syndrome During Slam on North
  Al Gore received criticism for derogatory remarks against those with Down's Syndrome when discussing a Senate candidate. An article compared Gore to James Watt, who received criticism for saying disabled slurs.
• Memo: Invitation to Contribute Article to Iowa Law Review
  Dole was invited to write an introduction for an article by a law professor at the University of Iowa. The article is about increased wages and job opportunity for disabled people because of the ADA and job training services
• Memo: Follow up/Letters from Bill Nichols
  America's Disability Channel had put Dole's name on a list of references to be used by potential investors. Dole's staff found it inappropriate since it was done without permission.
• Memo: Honorary Committee Invitations
  This memorandum includes some correspondence and background information on the Paralympic Games.
• Memo: Notes for Signature
  Congratulations letters from Dole. The letter commends people for their nomination to the National Council on Disability and the other for the recipient of the Henry B. Bett Award
• Memo: Various Matters
  Dole is asked to be a part of the Honorary Committee of a fundraising auction for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Entrepreneurs Council.
• Memo: Hutchinson News Editorial
  Summary of news in Hutchinson, KS about the potential demolition of its Convention Hall. The building is too expensive to maintain, and the renovations cost to become ADA compliant is too much to justify keeping it.
• Memo: Recommendation for John Kemp as Member of The National Council on Disability
  Bob Dole endorses John Kemp's nomination on the National Council on Disability. He mentions Kemp's prior experience and working with disability.
• Memo: Notes to DeConcini & Hoyer, Helsinki Commission
  Memorandum/letters about the Helsinki Commission's hearing on international disability rights
• Memo: Forward for BY TRUST BETRAYED
  This memorandum includes correspondence between Alec Vachon and Senator Dole about the Senator writing a foreword for a book about disability issues during World War II
• Memo: Note to Mo West
  A brief memorandum between Senator Dole and Alec Vachon about the attached note from the Senator wishing condolences to Mo West after her mother passed from cancer
• Memo: Invitation to Testify at Helsinki Commission Hearing on International Disability Rights
  This memorandum includes correspondence between Alec Vachon and Senator Dole about an invitation to testify at the Helsinki Commission Hearing on International Disability Rights
• Info Packet: Justice Department Commemoration of 4th Anniversary of ADA
  This packet includes various documents relating to this event including Attorney General Janet Reno's invitation, a Justice Department Press Release, Senator Dole's Remarks, a copy of Dole's ADA Technical Assistance Amendment, and background information.
• Memo: Tim Steininger Photo Op
  Correspondence about a photo op between Senator Robert J. Dole and Tim Steininger
• Memo: FYI/Possible Health Care Protests/Sit Ins by Disability Activists Next Week
  Memorandum regarding the possibility of disability activists staging a protest/ sit-in over health care reform
• Memo: Request for a Drop By at the Congressional Briefing on New NOD/Harris Survey of Disabled Americans
  Alec Vachon writes to Senator Dole about Alan Reich and the National Organization on Disability asking Dole to co-sponsor a Congressional briefing on the result of a new survey of people with disabilities
• Memo: Meeting Request with British MPs regarding Disability Rights Bill
  Alec Vachon writes to Senator Dole about British MPs (members of parliament) meeting with Dole to discuss disability rights in Britain and a bill that could pass in Parliament