Confirm Supreme Court Nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor

With the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee having set July 13th as the date for the start of confirmation hearings, ADA Watch’s president and founder, Jim Ward has indicated that Judge Sotomayor will receive the full support of ADA Watch, National Coalition for Disability Rights (NCDR) and many of their coalition partners. For nearly a decade, the ADA Watch coalition of national, state and local disability, mental health, education, civil rights and social justice organizations has educated the disability community and the general public regarding the impact of the judicial nominations process on the civil rights of people with physical, mental, developmental, sensory and cognitive disabilities.

Sen. Harkin Praises NCDR’s Road To Freedom

Advocates Praised as President Bush Signs ADA Amendments Act into Law
(Washington, DC) U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) praised the efforts of the Road To Freedom bus crew for their part in the advocacy leading to the passage and signing of the ADA Amendments Act. For nearly two years, disability rights advocates have traveled the Nation [...]

Indiana: Everybody Counts on the Freedom Bus

http://www.post-trib.com/news/619890,adabus.article
By Michelle L. Quinn
Post-Tribune correspondent
MERRILLVILLE — Life since the Americans with Disabilities Act has improved in a way that a road full of potholes spot-filled with asphalt is improved: It’s better but still fundamentally flawed.
People with disabilities have better access to buildings and have their own washrooms and parking spaces, said Jim Ward, president of [...]

Iowa: Senator Tom Harkin Joins Freedom Bus

Senator Tom Harkin Calls for Restoration of Americans with Disabilities Act
on the ‘Road to Freedom’ National Bus Tour

Advocates Living On the Road to Advance Disability Civil Rights
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA)  joined a family of four, a prominent documentary photographer, and other advocates who are living and traveling aboard a bus during [...]

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Support Community Choice Act

The ADAPT Community wants you to Kick-Off the Introduction of the Community Choice Act on on March 24th!  We want YOU to celebrate the introduction of the most important health care reform for people with disabilities in this country — Community Choice Act!

We intend to give all of you the opportunity to be connected directly to the chamber [...]

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