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Amputee, lost his left arm in American Civil War [citation needed] Brian Mast: Republican: Florida: U.S. Representative: Lost both his legs and one of his fingers when he stepped on an IED in Kandahar [37] [38] John McCain: Republican: Arizona: U.S. Senator: Limited use of arms and "off-kilter gait" due to torture as a prisoner of war during ...
American politicians with a disability. This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:American politicians . It includes politicians that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
It includes politicians that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Subcategories This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total.
People with disabilities in the United States are a significant minority group, making up a fifth of the overall population and over half of Americans older than eighty. [1] [2] There is a complex history underlying the U.S. and its relationship with its disabled population, with great progress being made in the last century to improve the livelihood of disabled citizens through legislation ...
The conservative majority of the Supreme Court has some disability rights activists worried that the 33-year-old law could be significantly weakened
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The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 or ADA (42 U.S.C. § 12101) is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability. It affords similar protections against discrimination to Americans with disabilities as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 , [ 1 ] which made discrimination based on race , religion , sex , national origin ...
Anthony Lee Coelho (born June 15, 1942) is an American politician from California who served in the United States House of Representatives.A member of the Democratic Party, he was the primary sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act and is a former chairman and current member of the board of directors of the Epilepsy Foundation.