The Americans with Disabilities Act at 15

Signed by President Bush fifteen years ago this week, the Americans with Disabilities Act barred discrimination, pushed businesses to create access to stadiums, offices and restaurants and raised awareness for the over fifty million disabled in America. We?ll look at the events that led up to the signing of the ADA, the progress that?s been made over the last fifteen years and challenges that still lay ahead. Mike's guests are Cheryl Killam, Accessibility Specialist for the New Hampshire Governor's Commission on Disability. Ron Lospennato, Legal Director for the New Hampshire Disability Rights Centerand Ed Hudgins, Executive Director of The Objectivist Center and former Director of Regulatory Studies at the Cato Institute.