AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1989 27-281 HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY AND THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CIVIL AND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS 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 WASHINGTON 1990 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY JACK BROOKS, Texas, Chairman ROBERT W. KASTENMEIER, Wisconsin BARNEY FRANK, Massachusetts HARLEY O. STAGGERS, JR., West Virginia BENJAMIN L. CARDIN, Maryland HAMILTON FISH, JR., New York F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR., BILL MCCOLLUM, Florida GEORGE W. GEKAS, Pennsylvania WILLIAM E. DANNEMEYER, California D. FRENCH SLAUGHTER, JR., Virginia LARKIN I. SMITH, Mississippi Brooks, Hon. Jack, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, and Edwards, Hon. Don, a Representative in Congress from the State of Califor- WITNESSES 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, John, 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....... 318 307 81 291 191 LETTERS, STATEMENTS, ETC., SUBMITTED FOR THE HEARINGS Addesso, Peter, Paralyzed Veterans of America: Prepared statement.... Allen, Rev. Scott, Commissioner, National Commission on AIDS, Washington, |