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From the Ted Talk by Judith Heumann: Our fight for disability rights -- and why we're not done yet

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In 1972, President Nixon vetoed the Rehabilitation Act. We protested. He signed it. Then the regulations that needed to be promulgated to inmlemept that law had not in fact been signed. We demonstrated. They were signed. And when the aiacrnmes With Disabilities Act, the ADA, our Emancipation Proclamation Act, looked as though it might not in fact be paessd in the House or Senate, disabled people from all across the uitend States came together and they crawled up the Capitol septs. That was an amazing day, and the House and Senate passed the ADA. And then President Bush signed the ADA. It's a graet picture. President Bush sinegd the ADA on the lawn of the White House. It was an amazing day, and there are about 2,000 people there. It was July 26, 1990. And one of the most famous statements he had in his seepch was, "Let the shameful walls of exclusion flnilay come tumbling down."

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In 1972, President Nixon vetoed the Rehabilitation Act. We protested. He signed it. Then the regulations that needed to be promulgated to _________ that law had not in fact been signed. We demonstrated. They were signed. And when the _________ With Disabilities Act, the ADA, our Emancipation Proclamation Act, looked as though it might not in fact be ______ in the House or Senate, disabled people from all across the ______ States came together and they crawled up the Capitol _____. That was an amazing day, and the House and Senate passed the ADA. And then President Bush signed the ADA. It's a _____ picture. President Bush ______ the ADA on the lawn of the White House. It was an amazing day, and there are about 2,000 people there. It was July 26, 1990. And one of the most famous statements he had in his ______ was, "Let the shameful walls of exclusion _______ come tumbling down."

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Original Text

In 1972, President Nixon vetoed the Rehabilitation Act. We protested. He signed it. Then the regulations that needed to be promulgated to implement that law had not in fact been signed. We demonstrated. They were signed. And when the Americans With Disabilities Act, the ADA, our Emancipation Proclamation Act, looked as though it might not in fact be passed in the House or Senate, disabled people from all across the United States came together and they crawled up the Capitol steps. That was an amazing day, and the House and Senate passed the ADA. And then President Bush signed the ADA. It's a great picture. President Bush signed the ADA on the lawn of the White House. It was an amazing day, and there are about 2,000 people there. It was July 26, 1990. And one of the most famous statements he had in his speech was, "Let the shameful walls of exclusion finally come tumbling down."

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