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dballance

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10. Are There Any Follow Up Studies that Either Prove or Dis-Prove all the Concerns?

Reply to steve2470 (Reply #3)

Sat Dec 22, 2012, 11:00 PM

Dec 2012

Last edited Sun Dec 23, 2012, 12:36 AM - Edit history (1)

Did the ADA put small businesses out of business? Did it or did it not improve the lives of the disabled?

I'm willing to wager the answer to the former is "NO" and the latter is "YES."

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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - would right wingers repeal this, if they could ? [View all] steve2470 Dec 2012 OP

Why on earth would they? Disabilities happen to virgogal Dec 2012 #1

you are correct of course steve2470 Dec 2012 #3

Are There Any Follow Up Studies that Either Prove or Dis-Prove all the Concerns? dballance Dec 2012 #10

I agree with you nt steve2470 Dec 2012 #11

Yes and I think right wingers would repeal every amendment except for the 2nd and 10th. LonePirate Dec 2012 #2

Wasn't it signed into law by a republican? nt geek_sabre Dec 2012 #4

GHWB, yes nt steve2470 Dec 2012 #5

And GHWB made a rather passionate statement about it at signing dballance Dec 2012 #13

. RomneyLies Dec 2012 #6

yes, they would try to repeal it. In a heartbeat. Euphoria Dec 2012 #7

Of course they would. SheilaT Dec 2012 #8

you're a good person and a good liberal ! :) nt steve2470 Dec 2012 #9

I try hard to be. SheilaT Dec 2012 #12

Mass General has banks of wheelchairs at the curb outside the hospital. MADem Dec 2012 #15

Yes--because it is expensive to retrofit buildings that predate the act. MADem Dec 2012 #14

Except ADA is not the usual BS galoshes Jun 2014 #16