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TUESDAY, JULY 25, 2000

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EDITORS NOTE:

ATTORNEY GENERAL JANET RENO CELEBRATES THE 10 TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

Radio Actuality and Justice Department Report Available

ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS: Remarks by Attorney General Janet Reno in celebration of the 10^th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act are available on the White House Actuality Line. The Attorney General, who has been a strong and consistent advocate of this extraordinary legislation, highlights the successes of the ADA in this radio actuality.

To access these remarks, call the White House Actuality Line at (202) 456-5671.

The Department of Justice also recently released a commemorative report for the 10^th Anniversary, "Enforcing the ADA: Looking Back on a Decade of Progress" highlighting the law's successes. Through the enforcement efforts of the U.S. Department of Justice, hundreds of cities across the country have become more accessible to people with disabilities. The "Special Report" is available on the Justice Department's ADA Home Page on the World Wide Web:

http://www.usdoj.gov

(Click on Americans with Disabilities Act: Special Report)

Or go to: www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm

The Justice Department is also making experts on the ADA available for interviews. Contact Kara Peterman at the Office of Public Affairs at the Department of Justice to set up the interviews -- 202-616-2777.

Enacted on July 26, 1990, the ADA is a landmark civil rights law that guarantees equal opportunity for the nation's 54 million people with disabilities. The law celebrates its 10^th anniversary on Wednesday, July 26^th. One of the most comprehensive civil rights laws ever enacted, the ADA's requirements apply to more than 6 million businesses and more than 80,000 units of state and local government. The law covers: public accommodations (stores, restaurants, hotels, theaters, service establishments); activities of state and local governments; private sector employment; public and private transportation; and, telecommunications.

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