Thread by @JulianCastro

For 29 years, the Americans with Disabilities Act has helped defend the rights of disabled Americans. It is integral to building an inclusive, fair, and just nation and as president, I will defend and strengthen it. #ADA29

I've already proposed a start with my #PeopleFirst policies:

✅Fully funding the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA)

✅Reforming school discipline practices that punish students with disabilities

✅Repealing the Trump admin's discriminatory policies

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As president, I would strengthen housing protections by:

✅Defending disability protections

✅Ensuring individuals with disabilities have priority for affordable housing

✅Expanding Medicare to cover long-term support services

My housing plan: bit.ly/castro2020hous…

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As many as half of people killed by police are disabled. The system is not protecting disabled people -- it's broken, and we need to fix it. My #PeopleFirst Policing plan would address that directly.

bit.ly/castro2020poli…

Finally, there's so much more that needs to be done to protect the civil rights of people with disabilities, and I am committed to that cause. #ADA29 #PeopleFirst