Thread by @SenDuckworth

I owe more than I can say to the thousand activists who came together 30 years ago—the dozens who got out of their wheelchairs & crawled up the 83 steps of the Capitol—to demand that Congress give Americans with disabilities the basic rights our Constitution promised.

4 months later, #OTD, the ADA became law. But even as we celebrate all the great progress made in the last 3 decades this #ADA30, we haven’t gone nearly far enough.

In transportation.
In housing.
In education.
In healthcare.
In employment opportunities.

Every issue is a disability issue, b/c our community—at 60 million strong—is beautifully diverse. That's a gift, but also a responsibility.

We must bring about a tomorrow where accessibility is the default, not an afterthought or an inconvenience.

This is why every advocate, every organizer, every fellow American with a disability & I will fight like hell to protect the #ADA.

Working together.
Speaking as one.
Proving the power of our community that only grows stronger every time someone tries to deny us our rights.

@JimLangevin & my op-ed in @Newsweek:
newsweek.com/ada-30-years-a…