we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the ADA, and recommit to build a more just world, free of unnecessary barriers and full of deeper understanding.
Barack Obama: “we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the ADA, and recommit to build a more just world, free of unnecessary barriers and…”
On the recordJuly 25, 2010
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Proclamation 8542—Anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act
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