ADA/504 CALL-IN DAY TOMORROW (TUES) - PLS CALL OR EMAIL - SAMPLE TEXT

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Hi all. This is a follow-up to the ADA/504 Action Alert I recently sent out.

Tomorrow (Tues, 6/24) is the National Call-In Day for HR 3195, the ADA

Amendments Act of 2008 (sometimes called the ADA Restoration Act). If you

don't have a chance to call, you can at least email your federal House

representative. (If you're not sure who that is, you can go to

_http://www.house.gov_

(http://www.house.gov/) and click on Write Your Rep on the upper left side

of the page.) Calling takes only a few minutes - all you have to do is say

you're " calling to support HR 3195, the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, in its

present form with no amendments. This bill will help adults and children with

disabilities be protected against discrimination in schools and in the

workplace. " They may take your name and address, and that's about it. Every

call

counts!

HR 3195 will help extend the protections of the Americans with Disabilities

Act (ADA) and Section 504 to as many people with disabilities as possible, as

originally intended by the bipartisan Congress that passed the ADA. Recent

Supreme Court decisions have unreasonably narrowed the coverage of these acts,

thereby excluding people who should be covered. This bill is a thoughtful

compromise between disability advocates and the business community (and would

also apply to schools in their application of section 504 to students with

disabilities).

Please call, or at least email, your House representative tomorrow (bill is

expected to come to a vote as early as Wed.) Below is a sample email message

you can use if you like (it's the one I wrote to my representative). Thanks

for your help!!

Sandy

SAMPLE EMAIL/TALKING POINTS FOR PHONE CALL:

I am writing to urge you to support HR 3195, the ADA Amendments Act of 2008

(sometimes called the ADA Restoration Act), in its present form without

amendments when it comes to a vote (probably within the next week).

This bill helps restore the original intent of the bipartisan Congress that

passed the ADA, namely, to prevent discrimination against children and adults

with disabilities. Recent Supreme Court decisions have unreasonably

narrowed the ADA's coverage, and this bill would restore the proper balance.

(This

bill would also apply to section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, which applies

to protect students with disabilities in the school setting.)

This bill is a thoughtful compromise worked out between disability advocates

and the business community, and as such, deserves your support.

Thank you for considering my views.

Sandy, Illinois (alpy2@...)

Volunteer Webmaster, www.OurChildrenLeftBehind.com (IDEA & NCLB

reauthorization)

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