[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 103 (Friday, July 12, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1267]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HANDICAPPED ADULTS ASSOCIATION OF CO-OP CITY

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 11, 1996

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, handicapped people are a significant part of 
our population and a group which deserves our support as they strive 
for independence. The Handicapped Adults Association of Co-op City in 
the Bronx is an organization of individuals which has done much to 
achieve that independence.
  HAA was organized in 1971 by individuals who saw the need to unite 
the fragmented, disabled adult population. They sought to make the 
changes necessary to improve life for the disabled everywhere. These 
valiant people worked for adequate public transportation, housing, and 
employment. Their work has borne fruit in the Urban Mass Transit Act, 
mandating accessible public transportation, and the Americans with 
Disabilities Act. I want to join all of my neighbors in Co-op City in 
congratulating HAA on its 25th anniversary and for its many 
accomplishments.

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