Americans with Disabilities

After having served in Al-Anbar Province, Iraq in 2006 during a heightened phase of the insurgency, it is hard for me to picture no U.S. troops there. But that is exactly what President Obama has accomplished, just as he promised while running for office. When he came into office, we had 150,000 troops on duty in Iraq, and by the end of this year, all of our nation’s troops will be back home from Iraq. Not only that, but President Obama is also drawing down the troops in Afghanistan – I can’t wait for the announcement that they are all coming home too.

The U.S. Department of Labor is proposing a new rule requiring federal contractors and subcontracts to set a hiring goal of having 7 percent of their workforces be peoples with disabilities.

Last Friday President Obama recognized International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

This week marks the 21st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a landmark measure that has ushered in vast improvements in transportation, employment law, and civil rights for those with disabilities. Signed into law on July 26, 1990, the ADA has made the United States an example to the world and has helped reduce barriers so that anyone in our country can achieve their goals.