#aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
,,con4 ,,res4 #bj  ,,concurrent         
,,resolution  ,whereas1 ,july #bf1      
#bjae1 marks the #beth anniversary of   
the date of enactment of the ,americans 
with ,disabilities ,act of #aiij        
7referred to in this preamble as the    
,,ada72 ,whereas the ,,ada has been one 
of the most significant and effective   
civil rights laws passed by ,congress2  
,whereas prior to the date of enactment 
of the ,,ada1 individuals with          
disabilities were too often denied the  
opportunity to fully participate in     
society due to intolerance1             
misunderstanding1 ignorance1 or unfair  
stereotypes2 ,whereas the dedicated     
efforts of passionate and courageous    
disability rights advocates served to   
awaken ,congress and the people of the  
,united ,states to the discrimination   
and prejudice that individuals with     
disabilities face2 ,whereas ,congress   
worked in a bipartisan manner to craft  
legislation to make discrimination      

against individuals with disabilities   
illegal2 ,whereas ,congress passed the  
,,ada1 and ,president ,george ,herbert  
,walker ,bush signed the ,,ada into law 
on ,july #bf1 #aiij2 ,whereas the       
purpose of the ,,ada is to fulfill the  
goals of opportunity1 independent       
living1 integration1 and economic       
self-sufficiency for individuals with   
disabilities who live in the ,united    
,states2 ,whereas the ,,ada-- 7#a7      
prohibits employers from discriminating 
against qualified individuals with      
disabilities2  7#b7 requires that ,state
 and local governmental entities        
accommodate qualified individuals with  
disabilities2  7#c7 requires a place of 
public accommodation to take reasonable 
steps to ensure that the goods and      
services it provides are accessible to  
individuals with disabilities2 and  7#d7
 requires new trains and buses to be    
accessible to individuals with          
disabilities2 ,whereas the ,,ada has    
played a historic role in allowing more 

than #ee1jjj1jjj individuals in the     
,united ,states who have disabilities to
 better participate in society by       
removing barriers to employment1        
transportation1 public services1        
telecommunications1 and public          
accommodations2 ,whereas the ,,ada has  
served as a model for disability rights 
in other countries2 ,whereas every      
individual in the ,united ,states1 not  
just those with disabilities1 benefits  
from the accommodations that have become
 commonplace since the passage of the   
,,ada1 including curb cuts at street    
intersections1 ramps for access to      
buildings1 and other accommodations that
 provide access to public               
transportation1 stadiums1               
telecommunications1 voting machines1 and
 websites2 ,whereas #be years after the 
date of enactment of the ,,ada1 it      
remains a crucial tool1 as children and 
adults with disabilities still          
experience barriers that interfere with 
their full participation in mainstream  

life in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas   
#be years after the date of enactment of
 the ,,ada1 individuals in the ,united  
,states who have disabilities are twice 
as likely to live in poverty than       
individuals without disabilities1 and   
individuals with disabilities continue  
to experience high rates of unemployment
 and underemployment2 ,whereas #be years
 after the date of enactment of the     
,,ada and #af years after the ,supreme  
,court issued the decision in ,olmstead 
v4 ,l4,c41 many individuals with        
disabilities still live and work in     
segregated and institutional settings   
because of a lack of access to support  
services that would allow such          
individuals to live and work in their   
community2 ,whereas #be years after the 
date of enactment of the ,,ada1 the     
,,ada remains a crucial tool for        
individuals with disabilities who       
experience barriers to accessability in 
telecommunications and information      
technologies2 and ,whereas the ,united  

,states has a responsibility to welcome 
back and create opportunities for the   
tens of thousands of working-age        
veterans who have been wounded in action
 or have suffered injuries or illnesses 
related to their service in the ,global 
,war on ,terror3 ,now1 therefore1 be it 
,that ,congress-- 7#a7 recognizes and   
honors the #beth anniversary of the date
 of enactment of the ,americans with    
,disabilities ,act of #aiij2  7#b7      
salutes everyone whose efforts          
contributed to the enactment of the     
,americans with ,disabilities ,act of   
#aiij2  7#c7 encourages everyone in the 
,united ,states to celebrate the        
advancement of freedom and the expansion
 of opportunity made possible by the    
enactment of the ,americans with        
,disabilities ,act of #aiij2 and  7#d7  
pledges to continue to work on a        
bipartisan basis to support opportunity1
 independent living1 economic           
self-sufficiency1 and the full          
participation of individuals in the     

,united ,states who have disabilities4  
,passed the ,senate ,july #bh1          
#bjae4,secretary