Just a note to let you know that Day in Washington is currently on hiatus. Please be patient with us. We hope to be back up and running in the new year.
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Day in Washington Pharma Hack
It looks like my site has become victim of the Pharma Hack. My apologies for those of you who’re reading Tramadol ads rather than actual disability policy and political content. We hope to get the situation taken care of promptly. Best, Day
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ADA Anniversary Links from Around the Web
Please note that inclusion of any specific article or blog post does not necessarily indicate endorsement by Day in Washingtion of any statements or opinions therein. 2011 ADA Address by Kathy Martinez Assistant Secretary of Labor for Disability Employment Policy – http://www.dol.gov/dol/media/webcast/20110721-odep/index.htm The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) – An “ADA Generation” Perspective” –...
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Celebrating the ADA at Home and Abroad – Special Advisor Judy Heumann, State Department
Article Excerpt from Disability.gov blog post by Judith Heumann, Special Advisor for International Disability Rights, Department of State Twenty-one years ago, the United States became the first country to adopt national civil rights legislation, unequivocally banning discrimination against people with disabilities in the public and private sectors. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was...
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Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on the Anniversary of the ADA
Statement by Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on the Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act Today, I join my fellow Americans in celebrating the anniversary of the passage of a great civil rights achievement, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). As we look back at the progress we’ve made in the last 21 years, we...
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Americans with Disabilities Act: 21 years later by Senator Tom Harkin
Article excerpt from The Hill’s Congress Blog (link below) Today, we mark the 21st anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, landmark bipartisan legislation that has played a huge role in making our country more accessible, in raising the expectations of people with disabilities and their families about what they can...
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Presidential Proclamation – Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act 2011
From yesterday: THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release July 25, 2011 ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, 2011 - – - – - – - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Generations of Americans with...
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Guest Post: The Americans with Disabilities Act Turns 21 (and is Ready to Party)
Cross-Posted at Tales of the Angry Negro (link below) On April 26, 2001 we again celebrate the Anniversary of the Passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and pay deference to its younger brother – the ADA Amendments Act of 2008. The ADA is turning 21 this year and though less hoopla is being...
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