6/24 is NATIONAL CALL-IN DAY for the ADA Amendments Act.

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ACTION ALERT!We need your help! Our goal is to have the ADA Amendments Act passed by the entire House of Representatives with no amendments.

June 24th is NATIONAL CALL-IN DAY for the ADA Amendments Act. Please call your representative to tell them to support the ADA Amendments Act of 2008. You can help! The ADA Amendments Act will reverse judicial decisions that permit job discrimination against people with all kinds of disabilities. The bill enjoys the support of over 60 national disability groups, including AAPD, as well as experts in the disability community, business and employer groups, and Members of Congress.You can help by calling your Representative on Tuesday, June 24 with the following message:

'I am calling to express my strong support for the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 <as a person with a disability or as a family member of a person with a disability>. This bill would protect people like <me or my family member> and is supported by the disability and business communities. I urge you to vote in favor of the bill without any amendments and without a motion to recommit!'

You can reach your Representative through the Capitol Switchboard at:

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Additional background information is available below. Background:The Americans with Disabilities Act has transformed the nation since its enactment in 1990. The ADA was intended to protect people with disabilities from discrimination at work and in public life.Unfortunately, court decisions over the last decade have excluded individuals who should have been covered under the ADA. These judicial restrictions block people with conditions including epilepsy, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, intellectual disabilities, cancer, heart disease, and bipolar disorder from seeking protections against employment discrimination under the ADA.The ADA Amendments Act of 2008 will re-establish these protections. This legislation is supported by over 60 national disability organizations - including AAPD - and many key business associations such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers, the Society for Human Resource Management, and the HR Policy Association.The ADA Amendments Act of 2008 will:

Amend the current Americans with Disabilities Act so that the effects of 'mitigating measures' such as medications, hearing aids, and prosthetics, could not be used in determining whether an individual is disabled.

Make it clear that Congress intended the ADA's coverage to be broad, to cover anyone who faces unfair discrimination because of a disability.

Clarify the current requirement that an impairment substantially limits a major life activity in order to be considered a disability. The legislation provides a reasonable standard that will give clarity to employers and access to protections from unlawful discrimination for people with disabilities.Introducing Live Search cashback . It's search that pays you back! Try it Now