Episode 262 GEORGE H.W. BUSH 1990 - 1991 The Sweep of History , (Part 3) The Americans with Disabilities Act

BOB DOLE : 1995 Clinton's Comeback · Feb 28, 2024 · 57m

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In this episode, we will examine one of the most important pieces of civil rights legislation passed since the 1960s. It was the Americans with Disabilities Act, and it insured for all Americans the basic right to equal access to all of American Life. It is hard to believe that there was actually a day when people with disabilities were forced to stay home, hidden from the rest of society. They were often discriminated against in employment opportunities, in restaurants, and other public places, and they had to figure out how to make do in a world designed to leave them…