It was never Congress's intent in writing the ADA that accommodating people with disabilities should be used as an excuse to limit America's right to vote, just as it should not be Issuing a rule penalizing Americans with disabilities for living at home with their families and the caregivers and slashing Medicaid funding upon which so many in the disability community rely. I certainly hope statements like this one from someone who is intimately involved in the writings of the ADA and stated from the floor, will serve as a reminder of the legislative intent of the ADA and of the Congress. (04:06–04:20)
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Asserts that there is a rule penalizing disabled Americans living at home and slashing Medicaid funding.
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