On the recordJuly 25, 2010
It was about the young girl in Washington State who just wanted to see a movie at her hometown theater, but was turned away because she had cerebral palsy.
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presidency.ucsb.edu“It was about the young girl in Washington State who just wanted to see a movie at her hometown theater, but was turned away because she had cerebral palsy.”
Remarks on the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
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