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TEDxUniversityofRochester

April 2018

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Reflections from an ADA Generation

Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress Rebecca Cokley breaks down the Americans with Disabilities Act, discusses its significance to the 20% of Americans who have disabilities, and illuminates the widespread prejudice and unequal playing field that disabled Americans face in all aspects of life to this day.

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This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxUniversityofRochester, an independent event.

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Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress Rebecca Cokley breaks down the Americans with Disabilities Act, discusses its significance to the 20% of Americans who have disabilities, and illuminates the widespread prejudice and unequal playing field that disabled Americans face in all aspects of life to this day.

This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxUniversityofRochester, an independent event.

Read more about TEDx.

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