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• Equal Rights Amendment (Proposed), Issue Brief Number IB74122
  Report by the Library of Congress's Congressional Research Service. It describes the controversy surrounding the Equal Rights Amendment and extending its ratification deadline.
• 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.
• 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.
• Memo: Letter of Endorsement for Compeer
  Memorandum asking Senator Dole to approve a letter of endorsement for Compeer. Includes the letter and a list of recommendations for disability-specific provisions to job training bill from Senator Bill Frist.