COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY JACK BROOKS, Texas, Chairman CARLOS J. MOORHEAD, California JOHN CONYERS, JR., Michigan HENRY J. HYDE, Nlinois 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 CONTENTS HEARINGS DATES August 3, 1989 (before the subcommittee).... TEXT OF BILL Page 1 2 189 1 47 170 39 327 OPENING STATEMENTS chairman, Committee on the Judiciary WITNESSES D..... panied by Mark Lewis, director of communications. Burgdorf, Robert L., Jr., associate professor, District of Columbia School of Law. 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 ... 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. Page 129 239 60 103 DiLuigi, James A., AIA, director, technical information, Marriott Corp., on behalf of the American Hotel and Motel Association, Washington, DC: Prepared statement associate of the Research and Training Center on Independent Living kansas: Prepared statement ..... Feldblum, Chai R., legislative counsel, American Civil Liberties Union: Pre pared statement...... Hoey, Christopher J., assistant treasurer and general counsel, Woolworth Corp., on behalf of the International Mass Retail Association: Prepared statement .... Holzer, Jo, executive director, Council for Disability Rights: Prepared state ment..... Prepared statement. of Independent Business: Prepared statement. Government Relations Committee, National Association of Theatre Owners, pared statement...... al Contractors of America: Prepared statement 321 310 84 296 198 234 APPENDIX 383 395 416 Hon. F. James Sensenbrenner, letter to Chai Feldblum, August 7, 1989 to Hon. F. James Sensenbrenner, September 26, 1989 .... pared statement.......... Nancy R. Fulco, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, prepared statement .......... Roy S. Bredder, director, Washington office, American Dental Association, letter to Hon. Jack Brooks, October 24, 1989.. Kathy J. Hogancamp, prepared statement.. James P. Cramer, executive vice president and CEO, American Institute of Architects, letter to Hon. Don Edwards, October 26, 1989..... 424 434 436 444 AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1989 THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1989 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON CIVIL AND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 9:40 a.m., in room 2237, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Don Edwards (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives Don Edwards, William E. Dannemeyer, and Craig T. James. Also present: Representative Steny H. Hoyer. Staff present: Stuart J. Ishimaru and Ivy L. Davis, assistant counsels; Jancelyn Brower, secretary; and Colleen Kiko, minority counsel. Mr. EDWARDS. The subcommittee will come to order. Mr. DANNEMEYER. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent for the subcommittee to permit the coverage of these hearings in full or in part by television broadcast, still photography, or by radio broadcast, in accordance with committee rule 5. Mr. EDWARDS. Without objection, it is so ordered. OPENING STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN EDWARDS This morning the subcommittee begins hearings on H.R. 2273, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA represents a major effort to provide comprehensive antidiscrimination protections for persons with disabilities. The bill was introduced first by our colleague, the former majority whip, Mr. Coelho, and is now managed by Mr. Hoyer. The bill has broad bipartisan support, with 200 cosponsors. (The bill, H.R. 2273, follows:) 10187 CONGRESS 18T SESSION H.R. 2273 To establish a clear and comprehensive prohibition of discrimination on the basis of disability. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 9, 1989 New York, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. ATKINS, Mr. BEILENBON, Mr. BENNETT, August 29, 1989 GEPHARDT, Mr. LEVINE of California, Mr. FORD of Tennessee, Mr. |