[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 126 (Thursday, July 26, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H7709-H7710]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




CELEBRATING THE 28th ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

  (Mr. LANGEVIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to celebrate the 28th anniversary 
of the Americans with Disabilities Act. In 1990, the bipartisan effort 
to identify disability rights as civil rights became the foundation for 
reducing discrimination for the disability community.
  The enactment the ADA was a groundbreaking acknowledgment that people 
with disabilities deserve the dignity of full participation and 
integration into daily life. It eliminated countless physical and 
societal barriers, and it increased access to education, employment, 
housing, and transportation. Yet, as we remember this historic day and 
look back on all that we have accomplished, let us recognize that there 
is so much more to be done.

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  It is up to each and every one of us to promote greater access and 
inclusion and the opportunity to lead life with dignity so that we can 
one day realize the full promise of the ADA. Because when we fight for 
the inclusion and equality of individuals with disabilities, we also 
fight for a world that is characterized by inclusion and equality for 
all.

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