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Jennifer Burnett (717) 238-0172
Beth Weintraub-Falk (202) 408-9518
Tim Wheat (901) 726-6404
(WASHINGTON, DC April 21) ADAPT, a national grassroots disability rights group, and NAPAS, the National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems, will hold a joint press conference April 21 at 11AM, on the steps of the Supreme Court, following oral arguments on the Georgia lawsuit known as LC & EW v. Olmstead.
"The Supreme Court will be hearing oral arguments on a lawsuit that could put back in place what former President George Bush called 'the shameful wall of exclusion' separating people with disabilities from other Americans," said national ADAPT organizer Linda Anthony, "The Olmstead lawsuit could strip the ADA of it's fundamental civil rights clause, integration".
The lawsuit has raised enormous concern in the disability community, because of it's potential to remove the "most integrated setting" mandate in the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It has also spurred on grassroots action to demand that attorneys general and governors across the country understand the significance of the lawsuit. An unprecedented 19 state attorneys general have removed their states from Amicus Briefs submitted to the Supreme Court in support of Georgia's lawsuit.
The press is invited to the following events in support of the ADA and plaintiffs, Lois (LC) and Elaine (EW) right to services in "the most integrated setting":
ADAPT press briefing
April 20th at 3PM
Methodist House
Maryland Avenue & Independence, NE
Speaker: Linda Anthony
ADAPT All- night Candlelight Vigil
April 20 at 7:30PM
Supreme Court Steps
Speaker: Linda Anthony
NAPAS & ADAPT Press Conference
April 21 at 11AM
Supreme Court Steps
1st and Independence, NE
Speakers: Curt Decker, NAPAS
Linda Anthony
54 million Americans have some level of disability, 26 million people have a severe disability. [Current Population Reports. U.S. Department of Commerce - Census Bureau. Aug. 1997 p. 70-61]
ADAPT of Texas: (512) 442-0252
adapt@adapt.org
The Memphis Center for Independent Living
1633 Madison Avenue,
Memphis, TN 38104
(901) 726-6404 v/tty (901) 726-6521 fax
mcil@mcil.org
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