On the recordDecember 2, 2010
These historic, bipartisan civil rights laws were clarion calls for equal access for and an end to discrimination against persons with disabilities.
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presidency.ucsb.edu“These historic, bipartisan civil rights laws were clarion calls for equal access for and an end to discrimination against persons with disabilities.”
Proclamation 8612—International Day of Persons With Disabilities
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