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A Huge Step Forward for People with Disabilities: On the 20th Anniversary of the ADA, the U.S. House is Expected to Pass H.R. 3101
July 26, 2010Today, as we commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the landmark civil rights law that revolutionized life for those of us with disabilities, we have even more reason to celebrate. This evening, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass H.R. 3101, the Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act. This measure updates our nation's communications laws to ensure that new technologies are accessible to people with disabilities and gives individuals with vision or hearing loss improved access to television programming, smart phones, the Internet, menus on DVD players and cable TV, and more. Full release.
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