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Reflections from an ADA Generation

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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.

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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