Items

• Draft of Dole speech on interpretive services
  Statements made by Senator Bob Dole on announcing the interpretive services available at the State of the Union.
• Memo: Compeer Tribute
  Senator Dole is asked to speak on a Compeer program at a Tribute Dinner by the Mental Health Association of South Central Kansas. Includes Dole's remarks at this event, which touch on world events at the time, involving Saddam Hussein.
• Memo: "The Villages" Dedication
  Senator Bob Dole is requested to remark on the contributions of the late Dr. Karl Menninger, the founder and chairman of the Villages, Inc., to which Dole is a trustee. Includes Dole's remarks and schedule
• Copy of a letter from Dole regarding the success of the Sedgwick County Compeer Program
  Letter from Senator Bob Dole commending the success of the Sedgwick County Compeer Program.
• Letter from Dole to the Center for Independent Living
  Letter to the Center for Independent Living from Senator Bob Dole congratulating them on their successful conference, and outlining his vision for helping disabled Americans beyond the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Draft of a letter from Dole to Senate colleagues regarding the closed captioning of TV broadcasts from the Senate chamber
  Draft letter from Senators Bob Dole and George J. Mitchell announcing the Senate Resolution requiring closed captioning of TV broadcasts of Chamber proceedings.
• Letter from Dole to Senate colleagues about a resolution designating the anniversary of the formation of the "President's Committee on Mental Retardation"
  Letter from Senator Bob Dole to Senate colleagues proposing a resolution designating the year 1991 as the 25th Anniversary Year of the formation of the "President's Committee on Mental Retardation"
• Letter from Dole to Ronald Roskens requesting support for the US/USSR Children's Health Center
  Letter to Ronald Roskens from Senator Bob Dole requesting the Agency for International Development (USAID) to support the US/USSR Children's Health Center
• 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
• Talking Points: Small Business and the ADA: Dollars and Sense
  Talking points by Senator Dole regarding the economic benefit of allowing those with disabilities into the labor market. This includes tax revenue and the industrial potential one may have despite their disability.
• Statement: Jan Berry Institute Video Greeting
  Speech for video greeting for event at Jan Berry Center for the Brain Injured, Southern California Rehabilitation Services, Downey, CA
• Fax: Material to be Delivered to Maureen West, Senator Dole's Aide
  This fax includes background information on and statistics about special education services and funding in Kansas.
• Remarks: 101st Congress: 1989 Wrap-Up
  Speech given by Senate Republican Leader, Bob Dole that discusses subjects such as drought relief, the war on drugs, the minimum wage, rural hospitals, and aid to Poland and Hungary
• 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.
• Talking Points: ADA related
  Talking points by Senator Dole regarding employment opportunities the Americans with Disabilities Act granted those with disabilities and how its socially and economically beneficial for all Americans
• 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.
• Statement: Rehab Institute of Kansas City Video
  Speech by Senator Dole regarding employment rights granted by the Americans with Disabilities Act and the support given by the Rehabilitation Institute of Kansas City. He also promotes the Dole Foundation.
• Statement: Senator Bob Dole on Closed Captioning of Senate Proceedings
  Senator Dole's closed captioning of his Senate proceeding statement regarding the Senate resolution calling for closed captioning of Senate proceedings.
• Remarks: National Brokers Communication Congress
  Senator Dole's remarks in support of the Easy Access Housing Campaign and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Remarks: Intergovernmental Disability Working Group
  Speech given by Senator Bob Dole in Senate Hart Building 143 regarding plans to move forward with disability rights in America
• Talking Points: Keynote Address to the Governor's Conference on the Prevention of Childhood Disabilities
  Talking points for keynote address to the governor's conference. Touches on what Dole considers accomplishments from the 101st Congress: the war on drugs, WIC (Women, infants, children), AIDS, and furthering the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Memo: Various Gold Seals
  The memorandum is comprised of various updates on holiday meetings.
• Memo: Update/Bill Dole's Christmas Visit to Russell
  This memorandum contains an update on Bill Dole's Christmas visit to Russell, Kansas.
• Memo: KETCH Visit Follow Up
  This memorandum includes a photocopy of a Wichita Eagle newspaper article, "Dole endorses panel to help disabled get jobs"
• Memo: KETCH Press Conference/Advisory Board Meeting
  This memorandum includes a statement from Senator Dole announcing the creation of a KETCH (Kansas Elks Training Center for the Handicapped) advisory board
• Memo: Letter from Sandy Perrino re Russian Project
  This memorandum includes correspondence between Sandy Parrino, President of the Alliance for International Development, and Senator Bob Dole regarding the development of disability policies and programs in the Russian Federation
• Memo: Floor Statement on Spina Bifida
  This memorandum includes a floor statement about recent advances in prevention and treatment of spina bifida
• Memo: Dole Foundation
  This memorandum includes correspondence between Alec Vachon and Senator Dole about building an endowment for the Dole Foundation
• Memo: Gold Seal to Sara Trollinger/House of Hope
  A letter to Sara E. Trollinger from Senator Dole about the House of Hope
• Memo: Letter to Justin Dart
  The memorandum includes correspondence between Senator Bob Dole and Justin Dart regarding Dart's resignation as Chair of the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities, and a letter on health care reform for people with disabilities
• Memo: American Public Health Association Meeting
  Memorandum from Alec Vachon to Dan Stanley about 1993's annual APHA (American Public Health Association) meeting
• Memo: FYI/ American Public Health Association (APHA) Presentation
  This memorandum and Call for Abstract include information about Alec Vachon's presentation of a paper at the annual meeting of APHA (American Public Health Association) in San Francisco on a disability income program in Athens in 5th B.C.
• Memo: Gold Seal to Marca Bristo
  includes related letters, biographical info, event document, and press release
• Memo: KETCH Advisory Board
  includes KETCH proposal to Dole which would combine disability support groups and name a committee after him.
• Memo: Report on Abuse & Neglect of Children with Disabilities
  Includes articles from Washington Post and New York Times discussing how children with disabilities are more likely to be abused than other children.
• Memo: Kevin Saunders
  This memorandum accompanied a copy of Kevin Saunders autobiography. It provides an update on Saunders' life.
• Memo: "Gary Blumenthal/President's Comm. On Mental Retardation"
  This memorandum includes a congratulatory note sent to Gary Blumenthal and a photocopy of a newspaper article.
• Memo: Photo Op with Bill Lebovich
  The memorandum includes a photocopy of the forward from Bill Lebovich's book, Design for Dignity: Studies in Accessibility, which Senator Dole wrote.
• Memo: Appropriations Queries
  This memorandum includes summaries of two queries Senator Dole had from a memo from Kathy Ormiston regarding Labor, HHS (Health and Human Services), Education appropriations and the original memo regarding those appropriations.
• Memo: Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Requests
  This memorandum includes letters to Senators Harkin and Specter with requests and rationales.
• Memo: Letter to Peña Re Air Carrier Access Act
  This memorandum includes a letter to Secretary of Transportation Peña and photocopied newspaper articles regarding the Air Carrier Access Act.
• Memo: Congratulations Note to Mrs. Margaret Hager
  This memorandum includes the congratulatory note and a background information article on Margaret Chase Hager.
• Memo: FYI/Attached Article on Jerry Lewis
  Memo includes a photocopy of a Vanity Fair September 1993 article on Jerry Lewis and the Muscular Dystrophy Association's Annual Telethon.
• Memo: Follow up to ASK Independent Living Center Dedication
  This memorandum includes a photocopy of a Dodge City Daily Globe Article and a photocopied newspaper photograph, detailing the opening of ASK, Accessing Southwest Kansas, Inc. which helps residents of Southwest Kansas with disabilities.
• Memo: Disability-Related Decisions of Judge Ginsburg
  Highlights of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's disability-related opinions.
• Memo: Co-Sponsorship of Two Disability Bills
  Dole is asked to co-sponsor the reauthorization of two bills, Technology-Related Assistance Act of 1993 and Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, and the amendments of them. Includes the bill's amendments.
• Section-by-Section Summary of the Technology-Related Assistance Act Amendments of 1993
  Summary of the major changes made by the Staff Draft of the Technology-Related Assistance Act Amendments of 1993.
• 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: Follow-Up Comments to Meeting with Fritz Edmunds, Jr.
  Follow-up comments about a meeting with Fritz Edmunds, Jr., Dole's appointee to the U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board and Kansas advocacy committee to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission. Vachon notes that Edmunds was passionate but seemed overwhelmed by the potential responsibility.
• 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: Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1993
  Bill description about proposed technical amendments to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The changes are non-controversial. Dole is asked if he would like to co-sponsor the bill.
• Memo: Drop By J.C. Penney/ NOD Luncheon
  Prepared remarks for Dole at the annual J.C. Penney/ National Organization on Disability luncheon.
• 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.
• Memo: Meeting Request/Am. Speech-Language-Hearnig Association
  Memorandum about the ASLH (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association) requesting a meeting with Senator Dole regarding the "Coverage of Services of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists" in the Budget Reconciliation Act
• Memo: Speak/National Retail Federation Dinner
  This memorandum includes talking points and remarks prepared for Senator Dole to give at the National Retail Federation Annual Washington Leadership Conference Dinner.
• 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.
• Transmittal: Information regarding Madeleine Will
  Fax to Emily Rothrock/Nutter & Harris from Alec Vachon giving a phone number for Madeleine Will, head of a group called Childlink, International
• Memo: Financial Support for Polish Disabled Sailing Team
  This memorandum includes background information on the World Disabled Sailing Championships and a letter from the Polish Ambassador to President of the American Committee for Aid to Poland.
• 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.
• Memo: ADAPT Targeting Dole Offices for Demonstration Today
  Dole and other party leaders are asked to meet with members of ADAPT, a disability rights advocacy group. Background information about the group and the letter from the ADAPT organizer are provided.
• 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: Sign Ons - Letter to Secretary Shalala Re Workshop on Autism and Joint Resolution Re "National Down Syndrome Awareness Month"
  Memorandum about signing a letter to HHS (Department of Health and Human Services) Secretary Shalala asking her to direct the Surgeon General to convene a workshop on autism, as well as asking if Senator Dole would be willing to co-sponsor a resolution designating October 1993 and 1994 as "National Down Syndrome Awareness Month"
• Correspondence: Letters to Colleagues regarding the establishment of an assistive technology and research center at the National Rehabilitation Hospital
  This packet of correspondence includes several copies of the same letter sent to various defense politicians including the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Defense Appropriations.
• Memo: Photo Op with Goodwill Industries Graduate of the Year
  The memorandum includes correspondence, a daybook, photograph approvals, and background information.
• 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: Reception for Disability History Book
  Vachon warning Dole about the shortcomings of Joe Shapiro's book about the ADA. Dole is scheduled to attend his book reception.
• President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities Advance Program
  Advance Program for the 46th Annual National Conference for the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities
• 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: Rainbows United, Inc.
  The memorandum includes background information on Rainbows United, Inc. and a video script.
• 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.
• Memo: Greetings/Short Remarks to UCP Annual Conference Drop By
  Memorandum about greetings and short remarks made by Senator Dole to the UCP (United Cerebral Palsy) Annual Conference in 1993
• Memo: Hearne Request to Inscribe Book to Bette Perot
  Memorandum about Paul Hearne's request to inscribe book to Bette Perot
• Memo: Congratulatory Note to Marcus J. Fuhrer, Ph.D.
  Memorandum and note from Alec Vachon about Marcus J. Fuhrer's appointment as the first Director of the NCMRR (National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research) at the NIH (National Institutes on Health)
• Memo: Drop by UCP Annual Hill Breakfast
  Memorandum from Alec Vachon about a UCP (United Cerebral Palsy) Annual Hill Breakfast and a photo opportunity with a Goodwill Industries Graduate of the Year
• Telecopier Transmittal: CRS Report for Congress
  Requirements and regulations regarding curb ramp installations for state and local governments become ADA compliant.
• 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."
• Memo: Newsclip/Saline County CDBG Grant Application
  Includes news clipping regarding Saline County seeking grant to fund renovations buildings to comply with the ADA.
• Memo: Newsclips/Title I (Employment) of ADA
  Includes newsclips related to the ADA and employment from New York Times, Wall Street Journal
• Memo: Working with Senator Mitchell's Office Re Senate Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act
  Vachon is asked if he would work on Senate compliance with the ADA. He is asking Dole if he ought to.
• Memo: Letter from the American Association for the Advancement of Science
  Requests that Dole co-sponsor the premier of video about students with disabilities in engineering. Includes brief article from ASEE Prism and related pamphlets
• Memo: Bill Co-Sponsorship, Appearance at Press Conference
  Bill introduced by Domenici regarding a national policy that health insurance shall cover treatment of those with severe mental illnesses. Dole is asked to co-sponsor the bill.
• Memo: Statement on Use of Supplemental Appropriations by States and Local Communities for ADA Requirements
  Dole's statement in the Congressional Record advocating for the Community Development Block Grant to be used to make communities ADA compliant.