Day in Washington- The Disability Policy Podcast explores and discusses various aspects of disability policy. Each episode will cover a specific issue within disability, and/or a disability-related news article. These 8-10 minute podcasts offer an easy to understand introduction to disability policy and resources for those interested in further study. You can find the text of each podcast in the comments.  If you have difficulty downloading the podcast, please right-click and save it to your computer for playback.

Episode Summary:

This week's podcast covers the House Judciary Committee's hearing on ADA Restoration. Within this podcast are snippets of audio from the hearing. This episode was scheduled for October 8, 2007.  My apologies for the late posting but I wanted to post this episode with an accurate transcript.

Audio File:  Day in Washington Podcast #11 - House ADA Restoration Act Hearing

Show Notes

- Introduction, Date of Podcast

- ADA Restoration Hearing

- Testimony of Michael Collins

- Testimony of Cheryl Sensenbrenner

- Testimony of House Majority Leader Representative Steny Hoyer

- Testimony of Steven Orr

- Testimony of Chai Feldblum

- Closing and Contact information

- Disclaimer

Resources

Video Webcast of October 4, 2007 ADA Restoration Act Hearing (From the House Judiciary Committee Website)

The written testimony of the witnesses is also available on the site. Please note that the video is not captioned.

Day in Washington Podcast #5 - ADA Restoration

American Association of People with Disabilities ADA Restoration Blog

Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities ADA Restoration Page - Includes Written Testimony of Additional Supporters

National Council on Disability Report - Implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act: Challenges, Best Practices and New Opportunities for Success

American Psychological Association Written Testimony in Support of the Americans with Disabilities Restoration Act

American Council of the Blind July 26, 2007 Legislative Update on ADA Restoration

Chamber of Commerce Letter Re: ADA Restoration