Thomas Foley: “on rollcall Nos. 177 and 178 I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on both…”

People do not need to change, systems do, and with your help today, we can begin to change those systems and increase economic opportunity for all people with disabilities.

This is a man who stood for the Constitution and civility, from day one of his congressional career to the last day of his last term.

I just want to comment about what I saw, that I hope and I do believe Washingtonians and Americans understand, and that was his commitment to civility and a constitutional democracy.

79 percent of people who are visually impaired talk about transportation being their number-one barrier to employment.