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Statement from ACL Administrator and Assistant Secretary for
Aging Lance Robertson:
On Friday, our nation lost a great American, President George
H.W. Bush.
As President Donald J. Trump noted, President Bush's life
"personified two of our Nation’s greatest virtues: an entrepreneurial
spirit and a commitment to public service."
That commitment was on full display on July 26, 1990, when
Pres. Bush signed into law the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act.
From curb cuts and accessible buses to the integration of people with
disabilities in schools, workplaces, businesses, and neighborhoods, the ADA
has made our communities more accessible and more inclusive. Thanks to
President Bush's leadership, millions of older adults and people with
disabilities have been able to enter through doors, both literal and
metaphorical, that were previously closed to them.
"Together, we must remove the physical barriers we have
created and the social barriers that we have accepted," President Bush
said as he signed the ADA into law. "For ours will never be a truly
prosperous nation until all within it prosper."
Today, our nation pauses to honor the legacy of a great public
servant. When all the ceremonies and services are over, we can continue to
honor his legacy by removing even more barriers and moving even closer to
the truly prosperous nation President Bush imagined.
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