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• Leading Democrats Praise Dole Leadership on Deficit Reduction; Dole's 1988 Presidential Effort Admired
  Excerpts from articles about Dole's 1988 presidential campaign and his proposed economic and budgetary policies.
• Memo: Finance Mark-up Disability Amendments
  Memorandum outlining tax amendments impacting individuals with disabilities and employers of people with disabilities.
• Correspondence: Letter from Bob Williams to Maureen West discussing disability-related tax amendments
  Message to Maureen West from Bob Williams, of the United Cerebral Palsy Associations, suggesting disability-related amendments to various tax reform initiatives likely to be considered by Congress.
• Statement of David Pinkus Before the House Committee on Small Business Hearing on the Americans with Disabilities Act
  Statement by David Pinkus on behalf of National Small Business United regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act before the U.S. House Committee on Small Business
• Statement of Honorable Steny H. Hoyer at Committee on Small Business Hearing on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
  Statement by Steny Hoyer on the effects of the Americans with Disabilities Act on small businesses. Hoyer was the Lead House Manager of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Correspondence from Senator Bob Dole to Members of Congress Requesting Funds for ADA Technical Assistance
  Correspondence between Senator Dole and other members of Congress (Senator Ernest F. Hollings, Neal Smith, and Harold Rogers) on the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary Committee on Appropriations, requesting funds for ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) technical assistance in the Senate Supplemental Appropriations bill.
• Correspondence: Letter from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to Maureen West regarding Chairman Kemp's remarks at an emergency meeting.
  Letters and documents from U.S. EEOC to Maureen West containing Chairman Kemp's speech at the September 21, 1992 emergency meeting, and additional background materials.
• Fax: Documents from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to Maureen West pertaining to education, technical assistance, and training services provided by the EEOC
  Documents regarding the Technical Assistance Revolving Fund legislation. Includes outline of the proposed legislation, recommendations for the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission), and services provided by the EEOC
• CRS Report for Congress: Federal Protection of Equal Employment Opportunity for Racial and Ethnic Minorities and for Women in the Private Sector
  This report identifies potential causes and remedies for racial and gender-based discrimination in the workforce
• The Proposed Equal Rights Amendment
  Congressional Research Service report on the proposed Equal Rights Amendment.
• Memo prepared by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) concerning ERA and proposed extension of ratification
  Letter to a member of Congress from the Library of Congress's Congressional Research Service regarding the Equal Rights Amendment and the proposed extension of the ERA ratification deadline.
• ERA Yes.
  Leaflet by the National Organization for Women titled "ERA YES." The leaflet argues the benefits and importance of the Equal Rights Amendment.
• NOW Origins: A summary description of how 28 women changed the world by reviving a revolution everyone thought was dead.
  Leaflet by the National Organization for Women titled "NOW Origins." Describes the origins and founding of the National Organization for Women.
• Poverty: A Women's Issue.
  Leaflet by the National Organization for Women titled "Poverty: A Women's Issue." The leaflet describes systematic economic and financial struggles women face.
• Minority Women and the Equal Rights Amendment
  Leaflet by the National Organization for Women's Minority Women's Committee titled "Minority Women and the Equal Rights Amendment." The leaflet argues the importance of the Equal Rights Amendment would have on women of color.
• No Retreat From Equality.
  Leaflet by the National Organization for Women titled "No Retreat from Equality." The leaflet argues in favor of women's equality and the continued need for it.
• The Equal Rights Amendment: It's Our Future.
  Leaflet by the National Organization for Women titled "The Equal Rights Amendment: It's Our Future." The leaflet is in support of the Equal Rights Amendment and targets college students.
• ERA Boycott Campaign: Put your money where your rights are...
  Leaflet by the National Organization for Women titled "ERA Boycott Campaign." The boycott campaign targets states where the Equal Rights Amendment was not ratified.
• Statement on the Equal Rights Amendment (pamphlet) by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
  Statement on the Equal Rights Amendment by the United States Commission on Civil Rights.
• Correspondence: Opposition, concerns, and requests for information regarding the Equal Rights Amendment
  Correspondence between Senator Dole and Kansans who oppose the Equal Rights Amendment. Includes a New York Times article and copies of the Phyllis Schlafly Report.
• Correspondence: Support/dissent letters over H.J. Res. 264 (ERA).
  Correspondence between Senator Dole and constituents regarding their views on the Equal Rights Amendment.
• Correspondence: Support for the passage of H.J. Res. 264 without Amendment (ERA).
  Letters to Senator Dole from various individuals and organizations expressing both support and opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment.
• Women's Equal Opportunity Act of 1991 ("Glass Ceiling Bill") and associated legislative materials
  Articles, including one written by Senator Dole titled "America can't ignore the needs of working women," statements by Dole regarding the Women's Equal Opportunity Act, and a draft of the act with a section-by-section analysis.
• CRS Report for Congress: Affirmative Action: The Debate, The Supreme Court, and Employment; Selected References
  This bibliography focuses on several of the key issues important to an understanding of affirmative action. The first section identifies materials that debate the pros and cons of affirmative action and discuss its constitutionality. The second unit contains materials on Supreme Court cases on affirmative action. The third part addresses employment issues. This portion is divided into subsections on general materials, the Federal Government, State and municipal government, and private employers. The bibliography is comprised of materials from newspapers, magazines, reports, hearings, and scholarly journals.
• CRS Report for Congress: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): An Overview of Selected Major Legal Issues
  This report provides a brief overview of the proposed legislation and compares the bills in the101st Congress with the legislation from the 100th Congress. Selected controversial legal issues are analyzed.
• CRS Report for Congress: Disabled Persons: State Laws Concerning Accessibility and Discrimination
  This report surveys and discusses the statutes in the fifty states and the District of Columbia which concern accessibility of buildings, transportation and public accommodations for disabled persons along with the right of disabled persons to be accompanied by a guide dog within all of these facilities. In addition, laws prohibiting discrimination of disabled persons in the areas of employment, public accommodation and transportation were examined.
• CRS Report for Congress: Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act: Statutory Provisions, Legislative History, and Regulatory Requirements
  Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act prohibits discrimination based on a disability. This report discusses the various amendments made to the act, including the Civil Rights Restoration Act and the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988.
• Effect on Coverage by the Disabilities Discrimination Legislation of Exempting Facilities with Fewer than Fifty Employees from the Requirements of the Legislation
  Memorandum to Senator Dole from the Library of Congress's Congressional Research Service regarding the effect on coverage by disability discrimination legislation of exempting facilities with fewer than fifty employees from the requirements of the law.
• Analysis of Draft Version of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1989
  Memorandum to the House Education and Labor Committee from the American Law Division regarding an analysis of a draft version of the Americans with Disabilities Act from 1989.
• Program for WID Ten Year Anniversary Event
  Program for the World Institute on Disability's 10th Anniversary Celebration, 'A World of Creativity'
• Thank you letter from World Institute on Disability to Jeanne Argoff at the Dole Foundation for Support on WID Tenth Anniversary Celebration
  Letter from the World Institute on Disability to Jeanne Argoff at the Dole Foundation concerning the WID's 10th Anniversary Celebration
• Thank you letter from World Institute on Disability to Paul Hearne at the Dole Foundation for Support on WID Tenth Anniversary Celebration
  Letter from the World Institute on Disability to Paul Hearne at the Dole Foundation concerning the WID's 10th Anniversary Celebration
• Letter from World Institute on Disability to Dole Foundation Regarding ADA Bibliography Progress
  Letter from Steven Brown at the World Institute on Disability to Jeanne Argoff at the Dole Foundation discussing the ADA bibliography and the hopes for an additional contract.
• Fax of Speech, 'Investigating a Culture of Disability' Introduction
  Fax message to Jeanne Argoff containing a copy of an introduction to a report commissioned by the Dole Foundation titled "Investigating a Culture of Disability." Note document ends mid-sentence.
• Contract Between World Institute on Disability and the Dole Foundation for Employment of Persons with Disabilities, Including Request for Payment and Copy of Initial Check
  Check from the Dole Foundation made out to the World Institute on Disability in the amount of $5,000 for "First Payment." Attached is a check request form and list of work the World Institute on Disability is contracted to do.
• Letter to Dole Foundation from World Institute on Disability Requesting Final Payment for Fulfilled Contract
  Letter from the World Institute on Disability informing the Dole Foundation of the bill. Includes a request for payment and a copy of the check from the Dole Foundation made out to the World Institute on Disability in the amount of $10,000 for "Fulfillment of Second Phase of Contract."
• Letter Accompanying Payment from Dole Foundation to World Institute on Disability
  Letter from Associate Director of the Dole Foundation to the Vice President of the World Institute on Disability regarding a payment on the contract for a bibliography of sources relating to the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Annotated Bibliography the Americans with Disabilities Act, Ann's Corrected Version
  Ann's Corrected Version of an annotated bibliography with sources relating to the Americans with Disabilities Act. Attached are Materials Developed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Department of Transportation Civil Rights Division, and the Federal Communications Commission along with Materials Available from the U.S. Congress.
• Issue Forum: Year Five of the ADA Americans with Disabilities Act. An Advertising Supplement to the Washington Post
  Articles published by the Washington Post five years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The articles discuss the impact the ADA had in the five years since being enacted.
• Certified check made out to Associated Sound Services, Inc. on behalf of the American Association of People with Disabilities
  Certified check made out to Associated Sound Services, Inc. for $1462.10, signed by John D. Kemp on behalf of the American Association of People with Disabilities.
• Memo: ADA/ AAPD Event July 25
  Memorandum regarding the location of the 5th Anniversary of the ADA and announcement of the AAPD with an invitation attached.
• Fifth Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act - Inauguration of the American Association of People with Disabilities - Washington, D.C., 25 July 1995
  Remarks of Senator Dole to the American Association of People with Disabilities. He discusses the anniversary of the signing of the ADA and the organization's potential.
• J.C. Penney/National Organization on Disability - National Partners Awards - Washington, D.C., 26 May 1994
  Remarks of Senator Dole to the J.C. Penney/NOD (National Organization on Disability) National Partners Awards Luncheon. He discussed the history of the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) and the attitudinal barriers affecting disability rights.
• Conference on U.S. Role in International Issues of Disability - Washington, D.C., 16 November 1993
  Remarks of Senator Dole to the Conference on US Role in International Issues of Disability. He discusses the need for greater disability awareness in foreign policy.
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Lunch Honoring President George H.W. Bush - Washington, D.C., 13 January 1993
  Draft of remarks by Senator Dole to the EEOC [Equal Employment Opportunity Commission] Lunch Honoring President Bush. He comments on Bush's leadership, his signage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Paralympian, Kevin Saunders. Includes letter to Senator Dole inviting him to the luncheon.
• National Football League Benefit Dinner - Education for the Disabled - School for Contemporary Education - Pension Building, 18 September 1990
  Memorandum containing speech by Senator Dole titled "Senator Bob Dole Honored by NFL [National Football League] for Dedication to Education for the Disabled." Dole comments on the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the federal budget.
• Talking Points On "National Employment of the Handicapped Week" - Washington, D.C., 4 October 1983
  Talking points of Senator Dole on "National Employment of the Handicapped Week" to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. He discusses barriers to employment faced by Americans with disabilities and congressional efforts to remove architectural, social, and transportation barriers.
• National Federation of the Blind - Washington, D.C., 10 July 1981
  Memorandum containing talking points for Senator Dole to the National Federation of the Blind. He discusses congressional efforts to aid blind Americans and the capabilities and potential blind Americans have.
• Remarks of Senator Bob Dole at the "Outstanding Handicapped Federal Employees of 1973 Awards" - Washington, D.C., 4 April 1974
  Remarks of Senator Dole to the "Outstanding Handicapped Federal Employees of the 1973 Awards Depart." Dole celebrates federal employees and veterans with disabilities.
• Sunflower Federation of the Blind, 6 November 1971
  Remarks of Senator Dole to the Sunflower Federation of the Blind's annual state convention. He discusses government efforts on disability, disability services in Kansas, and state and federal rehabilitation efforts.
• Remarks of Senator Bob Dole Before the Senate Regarding Disability - United States Senate - Washington, D.C., 14 April 1970
  Remarks of Senator Dole before the United States Senate regarding disability. He advocates for the creation for a general committee or taskforce for disabilities and a national information and resource center, barriers faced by Americans with disabilities and the need to remove such barriers.
• Remarks of Senator Bob Dole at the Annual Meeting of the "President's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped" - Washington, D.C., 1 May 1969
  Remarks of Senator Bob Dole titled "Handicapped Americans" to the "President's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped" annual meeting. Discusses the various types of disabilities, the barriers faced by Americans with disabilities, and the lack of assistive resources.
• Memo: Update/National Academy of Science of School Reform and Students with Disabilities
  Memorandum with updates regarding GOALS 2000 and the inclusion of students with disabilities. Includes a list of members of the Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education Division on Education, Labor, and Human Performance Board on Testing and Assessment. Also includes news release from Senator Dole about the GOALS 2000 bill.
• Correspondence: Series of Letters to Catherine Bertini, the Delaware Valley Project with Industry, and PARAQUAD, as well as a testimony of Janet Dorsey before the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission
  Letters from Senator Bob Dole grouped together in a folder dating August 12, 1990, September 18, 1990, and October 13, 1991 respectively. Letters are addressed to the Food and Consumer Services, Delaware Valley Project with Industry, Inc., and PARAQUAD respectively. Also contains a testimony of Janet Dorsey before the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission
• Memo: Kemp Matter Update
  Includes articles from the KC Star and Washington Post about a child custody case involving a political ally of Senator Bob Dole.
• Memo: Update / Washington Post Article on Kemp Custody Dispute
  Memorandum regarding a Washington Post article alleging Senator Bob Dole's office used its influence in a custody battle involving a political ally of Dole.
• Senator Dole remarks on National Disability Employment Awareness Month observance
  A speech from Senator Bob Dole over the National Disability Employment Awareness Month
• NARF Rehabilitation Review newsletter: Senator Dole Addresses Annual Conference
  NARF (National Association of Rehabilitation Facilities) article regarding Senator Bob Dole's address to their annual conference in regards to the proposed Americans with Disabilities Act bill
• Secretary Elizabeth Dole Remarks Prepared for Delivery AFL-CIO Constitutional Convention
  Remarks by Secretary of Labor Elizabeth Dole at the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) Constitutional Convention regarding the state of labor conditions.
• Secretary Elizabeth Dole State of the Workforce Address Delivered to the State Teachers and Principals of the Year
  Secretary of Labor Elizabeth Dole's State of the Workforce Address delivered to the State Teachers and Principals of the Year.
• Secretary Elizabeth Dole Remarks Prepared for Delivery Department of Labor Hall of Fame Ceremony
  Remarks by Secretary of Labor Elizabeth Dole at the Department of Labor Hall of Fame Ceremony event celebrating four inductees into the hall of fame.
• Secretary Elizabeth Dole Remarks Prepared for Delivery: Outstanding Federal Employee with Disabilities of the Year
  Remarks by Secretary of Labor Elizabeth Dole at the Presidential Awards for Outstanding Federal Employees with Disabilities event
• Arthritis Today: Senator Bob Dole Leadership by Example
  Biographical article about Senator Bob Dole following his WWII injury with his road to recovery and subsequent career in politics
• Remarks: National Organization on Disability
  Speech by Senator Bob Dole to the National Organization on Disability advocating for the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Remarks: President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities Annual Conference - Washington, D.C.
  Remarks by Senator Bob Dole to the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities at their annual conference.
• Record: Congressional Record-Senate
  Congressional Record including a statement by Senator Dole on The 1973 Rehabilitation Act and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
• Record: Congressional Record-Senate, Children with Disabilities and the School Lunch Program
  Congressional Record including statement by Senator Bob Dole regarding the National School Lunch Program in relation to children with disabilities.
• Dole remarks to the National Federation of Specialty Nurses
  Talking points by Senator Bob Dole to the National Federation of Specialty Nurses
• Letter from Dole to Louis W. Sullivan regarding Social Security funding of a NARF grant
  Letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Louis W. Sullivan from Senator Bob Dole asking Sullivan to review the Social Security Administration's decision to prematurely terminate a grant to the National Association of Rehabilitation Facilities
• Letter from Dole to Evan Kemp about ADA technical assistance program
  Letter to Chairman Evan Kemp from Senator Bob Dole welcoming the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's decision to make a technical assistance program available to small businesses.
• Senate Suppl.: ADA Technical Assistance
  Pages from Senate Supplement: ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Technical Assistance detailing budget appropriations for ADA under the Department of Justice, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Also contains a related page of the Congressional Record
• Letter from Dole to Harold Rogers about ADA technical assistance program
  Letter to Congressman Harold Rogers from Senator Bob Dole requesting appropriations to fund a technical assistance program for disabled individuals through the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Department of Justice.
• Letter from Dole to Neal Smith about ADA technical assistance program
  Letter to Congressman Neal Smith from Senator Bob Dole requesting appropriations to fund a technical assistance program for disabled individuals through the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Department of Justice.
• Letter from Dole to Ernest F. Hollings about ADA technical assistance program
  Letter to Senator Ernest F. Hollings from Senator Bob Dole requesting appropriations to fund a technical assistance program for disabled individuals through the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Department of Justice.
• Letter from Dole to Warren B. Rudman about ADA technical assistance program
  Letter to Senator Warren B. Rudman from Senator Bob Dole requesting appropriations to fund a technical assistance program through the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Department of Justice.
• Current Developments: ADA Budget info
  Page from 'Current Developments' which suggests the budget request for EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) is inadequate and will have a negative impact on EEOC's ability to enforce ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) for fiscal year 1992
• Letter from Senator Tom Harkin to President Bush about ADA funding
  Letter to President George H.W. Bush from Senator Tom Harkin asking him to reconsider funding levels within the implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Harkin worries that the budget is too low to allocate enough necessary resources.
• Letter: from Dole to Daniel C. Sullivan about Delaware Valley compliance with ADA
  Letter from Senator Dole to Daniel Sullivan of the Delaware Valley Project with Industry regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act and the economic benefit that it brings. He also mentions The Dole Foundation and their efforts to incorporate disabled individuals into the workforce.
• Memo and Talking Points: Marriott Lifetime Achievement Award of Arthritis Foundation Fundraiser
  Memorandum from Mo West includes background information to prepare Senator Dole for receiving the Marriott Lifetime Achievement Award given by the Arthritis Foundation. Includes speech given by Dole at the event.
• Statement: ADA Legislation
  Statements by Senator Dole regarding employment rights with the Americans with Disabilities Act. He also discusses tax credits given to businesses who may incur financial burdens due to ADA compliance.
• Talking Points: Women in Government Relations
  Talking Points by Senator Dole regarding women in government relations. He mainly discusses President H.W. Bush's presidential agenda and campaign finance laws.
• Memo: Disability-Related Decisions of Judge Ginsburg
  Highlights of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's disability-related opinions.
• Memo: ADA Article in Today's Washington Post
  Washington Post articles abut the impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act one year after its passing. The paper is overall optimistic about the future with ADA.
• Memo: Remarks for NOD Drop-By
  Prepared remarks for Dole for the National Organization on Disability's celebration of the 3rd Anniversary of ADA (Americans With Disabilities Act). Talks about the 25th anniversary of the 1968 Architectural Barriers Act, a predecessor of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Betts Award nominee, Hugh Gallagher.
• Memo: News Clip/Carol Rasco
  Newspaper profile on Carol Rasco about her work as Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy while raising a son with cerebral palsy. Includes a note from Dole expressing regard for Rasco's work for disability advocacy.
• Memo: Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc.
  Dole is asked to lend his name to the Celebration Committee for the Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc.'s gala celebration. Background information is given about the group. Senator McCain is a supporter of this group.
• Memo: Betts Award Jury
  Dole is asked to be on the 1993 jury of the Henry B. Betts Award. Includes background information on Hugh G. Gallagher, a candidate nominated by the Dole Foundation.
• Foreword: Design for Dignity: Studies in Accessibility
  Foreword for William L. Lebovich's book 'Design for Dignity' by Senator Robert Dole discussing the importance of accessibility and accommodations for not only people with disabilities, but non-disabled people as well.
• Memo: Eder Letter and Follow Up
  Letter sending regards Cynthia Eder regarding a previous discussion on the "Dole Foundation" and some information on Eder's need for support based on her disability.
• Memo: ADAPT Demonstration Update
  This memorandum includes a copy of a Washington Post article regarding the demonstration by ADAPT in the Capitol. There is also updates on ADAPT's future plans
• Memo: Washington Times Op-Ed on ADA
  Includes op-ed criticizing the ADA and the National Council on Disability and a response letter from the National Council on Disability to the editor.
• Memo: ADAPT Demonstration
  Update on the ADAPT demonstration outside the Capitol. Capitol Police became involved.
• Transmittal: Copy of the Senate Resolution to designate October 1993 and October 1994 as "National Down Syndrome Awareness Month"
  Fax cover sheet includes a message with the subject, 'commemorative support letter' asking if Senator Dole would like to co-sponsor (4.4451). The joint resolution is regarding designating October 1993 and 1994 as "Down Syndrome Awareness Month."
• Memo: Sign Ons - Letter to Secretary Shalala Re Workshop on Autism, Joint Resolution Re "National Down Syndrome Awareness Month"
  Dole is asked to sign a letter asking for the Surgeon General to convene a workshop on autism and to co-sponsor a resolution to designate October 1993 and 1994 as ceremonial "National Down Syndrome Awareness Month."
• Memo: Invitation from ADAPT
  Invitation from ADAPT to Senator Bob Dole to attend the group's disability rights activist co-founder Reverend Wade Blank's memorial service. Dole was unable to attend, but sent a note of condolence to Blank's wife.
• Memo: Funding for Assistive Technology Center at NRH
  Memorandum discussing funding for an assistive technology center at the National Rehabilitation Hospital in D.C.
• Memo: Two Invitations
  Dole is requested to serve as Honorary Chair at the Spina Bifida Roast and to attend America's Disability Channel's Television Award Show.
• Memo: FYI Regarding DREDF Gala Honorary Committee Sign-On
  Dole is asked to reconsider turning down an invitation to the Disability Right and Education Defense Fund's gala.
• Telecopier Transmittal from Vachon to Mike Burns
  Fax which Vachon passed along containing Office of Information newsletter announcing Joyce Miller as the Executive Director of Glass Ceiling Commission.
• Memo: Co-sponsorship of Resolution Designating "National Rehabilitation Week"
  Dole is asked by Arlen Specter to cosponsor a joint resolution to create a "National Rehabilitation Week."