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NAD Applauds Senators Harkin and Hatch

By advocacy | August 1, 2008

The “ADA Amendments Act of 2008” (S. 3406) was introduced in the Senate, yesterday, by Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) – with 57 co-sponsors (see list below).

The House of Representatives recently introduced and passed a similar bill, also called the “ADA Amendments Act of 2008” (H.R. 3195), by an overwhelming vote of 402 to 17. The Senate bill is a little different, but has the same goals as the bill passed in the House – to strengthen protection from discrimination based on disability. Since the ADA was passed in 1990, the U.S. Supreme Court has limited the definition of “disability” and who is covered by the ADA. The “ADA Amendments Act of 2008” will help ensure that individuals who use hearing aids or cochlear implants qualify for protection under the ADA and obtain reasonable accommodations. For more information, visit www.aapd.com and click on “ADA Amendments Act of 2008.”

Grassroots advocacy efforts will be needed to get this bill passed by the Senate. More information will be posted soon. Stay tuned.

Original co-sponsors of the Senate “ADA Amendments Act of 2008” (S. 3406):

1. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
2. Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK)
3. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)
4. Sen. Wayne Allard (R-CO)
5. Sen. Ken Salazar (D-CO)
6. Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT)
7. Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE)
8. Sen. Mel Martinez (R-FL)
9. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL)
10. Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)
11. Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
12. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)
13. Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID)
14. Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID)
15. Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL)
16. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL)
17. Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN)
18. Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS)
19. Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS)
20. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA)
21. Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA)
22. Sen. John Kerry (D-MA)
23. Sen. Benjamin Cardin (D-MD)
24. Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)
25. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)
26. Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
27. Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI)
28. Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN)
29. Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO)
30. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
31. Sen. John Tester (D-MT)
32. Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC)
33. Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-NC)
34. Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH)
35. Sen. John Sununu (R-NH)
36. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)
37. Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY)
38. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY)
39. Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV)
40. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
41. Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH)
42. Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR)
43. Sen. Robert Casey (D-PA)
44. Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA)
45. Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)
46. Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD)
47. Sen. John Thune (D-SD)
48. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
49. Sen. Robert Bennett (R-UT)
50. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
51. Sen. John Warner (R-VA)
52. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
53. Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
54. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)
55. Sen. Russell Feingold (D-WI)
56. Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY)
57. Sen. Michael Enzi (R-WY)

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3 Responses to “NAD Applauds Senators Harkin and Hatch”

  1. Danny Theaux Says:
    August 16th, 2008 at 5:01 pm

    Ladies and Gentlemen

    These are our heroes given us the quality of life and equal rights to the people with hearing loss. Let all start making comments to save ourseleves now!

    We must appplaud them for the job well done!

    Thank You to everyone for sticking up for us!

    Danny T. President HLANO

  2. william hess Says:
    August 18th, 2008 at 8:44 am

    yes, Sen Harkin and others are the people for the people.

    but i question where was NAD when the bill was being proposed ? i was up there at the NCIL Conference and made Hill visits to my legislatures to push for the ADA Restoration act and the 21 century communications act. people with various disabilities from all over the US were there, there was a rally and march to the Hill - no where was NAD to be found.

    until we all join together and work together not much can be accomplished. just my two cents worth.

  3. advocacy Says:
    August 18th, 2008 at 9:32 am

    The NAD has been very involved in the development of the new ADA Amendments Act and the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, and very active in efforts on Capitol Hill to get these bills introduced and passed. Many advocacy groups, including the NAD, have joined together and are working together to get these bills passed.

    Great you were at the NCIL Conference and even more wonderful that you made Hill visits to your legislators. This is exactly the kind of efforts NAD and many others are doing, too.

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