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Candidate Letters
After the June primaries, ID Action sent letters
to each of the 12 congressional candidates to introduce them to
the organization. We requested that each candidate send ID
Action information on his or her interests and positions on
issues important to Iowans with disabilities. As we receive
them, the candidates’ responses they will be posted here for you
to review and learn more about each individual’s campaign.
Continue to check back for more candidate information throughout
the next few months.
From Senator Harkin:
Realizing the Full Promise of the
Americans with Disabilities Act
My brother, Frank, lost his hearing
at a very young age. Watching the daily challenges - and
discrimination - he faced, I witnessed the many ways that people
with disabilities are prevented from fully participating in
activities that most Americans take for granted. That is why the
1990 signing of my bill, the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA), remains one of the proudest days of my life. This
landmark civil rights law seeks to ensure equality rights and
opportunities for the more than 54 million Americans with
physical and mental disabilities...
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