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 We are deeply disturbed 
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that a recent editorial stated 
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that the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1989 was crafted primarily by Democratic Senators Kennedy and Harkin with a premise 
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based on the presumption 
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that most Americans are hostile to the disabled. . . .
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It is surprising that George Bush and the White House inner circle would ally themselves with this crabby philosophy.
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 This legislation was not drafted by a handful of Democratic do-gooders.
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-- it results from years of work by members of the National Council on the Handicapped, all
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 appointed by President Reagan.
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 You depict the bill as something 
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Democratic leaders hoodwinked the administration into endorsing.
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It's the product of many meetings with administration officials, Senate staffers, advocates, and business and transportation officials.
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 Many congressmen are citing the compromise on the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1989 as a model for bipartisan deliberations.
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 Most National Council members are themselves disabled 
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or are parents of children with disabilities.
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 We know firsthand the discrimination 
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addressed by the act: 
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to be told there's no place for your child in school; 
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to spend lonely hours at home 
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because there is no transportation for someone in a wheelchair;
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 to be denied employment 
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because you are disabled.
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 Your editorial mockingly entitles this legislation the Lawyers' Employment Act.
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 For the 43 million people with disabilities and their families, this legislation is the Emancipation Proclamation.
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