AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1989 HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY AND THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY ONE HUNDRED FIRST CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H.R. 2273 AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1989 AUGUST 3, OCTOBER 11 AND 12, 1989 Serial No. 58 Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 27-281 5 WASHINGTON : 1990 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402 COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY JACK BROOKS, Texas, Chairman CARLOS J. MOORHEAD, California JOHN CONYERS, JR., Michigan HENRY J. HYDE, Illinois ROMANO L. MAZZOLI, Kentucky F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR., WILLIAM J. HUGHES, New Jersey Wisconsin MIKE SYNAR, Oklahoma BILL McCOLLUM, Florida PATRICIA SCHROEDER, Colorado GEORGE W. GEKAS, Pennsylvania DAN GLICKMAN, Kansas MICHAEL DEWINE, Ohio BARNEY FRANK, Massachusetts WILLIAM E. DANNEMEYER, California GEO. W. CROCKETT, JR., Michigan HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York D. FRENCH SLAUGHTER, JR., Virginia BRUCE A. MORRISON, Connecticut LAMAR S. SMITH, Texas EDWARD F. FEIGHAN, Ohio LARKIN I. SMITH, Mississippi LAWRENCE J. SMITH, Florida CHUCK DOUGLAS, New Hampshire HOWARD L. BERMAN, California CRAIG T. JAMES, Florida WILLIAM M. JONES, General Counsel SUBCOMMITTEE ON CIVIL AND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS DON EDWARDS, California, Chairman Wisconsin WILLIAM E. DANNEMEYER, California GEO. W. CROCKETT, JR., Michigan CRAIG T. JAMES, Florida CATHERINE LEROY, Counsel Ivy Davis, Assistant Counsel COLLEEN Kiko, Minority Counsel Brooks, Hon. Jack, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, and chairman, Committee on the Judiciary .... Edwards, Hon. Don, a Representative in Congress from the State of Califor- nia, and chairman, Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights ....... Addesso, Peter, Paralyzed Veterans of America.... Allen, Rev. Scott, Commissioner, National Commission on AIDS, Washington, Brady, James S., vice chairman, National Organization on Disability, accom- panied by Mark Lewis, director of communications Burgdorf, Robert L., Jr., associate professor, District of Columbia School of Cooper, Laura D., attorney, Pettit & Martin, San Francisco, CA DiLuigi, James A., AIA, director, technical information, Marriott Corp., on behalf of the American Hotel and Motel Association, Washington, DC Feldblum, Chai R., legislative counsel, American Civil Liberties Union. Hoey, Christopher J., assistant treasurer and general counsel, Woolworth Corp., on behalf of the International Mass Retail Association Holzer, Jo, executive director, Council for Disability Rights Lynch, Robert Dale, AIA, American Institute of Architects, Washington, DC... Motley, JO director of Federal Government relations, National Federation Roth, Paul A., president, the Roth Cos., Silver Spring, MD, and chairman, Government Relations Committee, National Association of Theatre Owners, Thornburgh, Dick, Attorney General of the United States of America...... LETTERS, STATEMENTS, ETC., SUBMITTED FOR THE HEARINGS Addesso, Peter, Paralyzed Veterans of America: Prepared statement............... Allen, Rev. Scott, Commissioner, National Commission on AIDS, Washington, Baynard, Geoffrey M.: Prepared statement. Brady, James S., vice chairman, National Organization on Disability: Pre- Burgdorf, Robert L., Jr., associate professor, District of Columbia School of Cooper, Laura D., attorney, Pettit & Martin, San Francisco, CA: Prepared statement. 291 |