[NFBMO] FW: [NFB-Legislative-Directors] Congressional Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus

Wed Jul 27 21:05:11 UTC 2022

Hi everyone,

I would like to know if the ADA increased your situation over the years.

>From what I have seen especially with two specific local to St. Louis companies/foundations is that accommodating and/or hiring blind citizens is not close to the top of their list!

An example is attending a job interview within the last six months;

When a candidate is granted an interview with two years of experience and the job ad listed no experience necessary and the candidate delivers a quality interview and the result is a form letter stating someone with more experience was hired, that’s NOT progress!

That is why I don’t get excited about the anniversary of the ADA!

Bryan schulz

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Subject: [NFB-Legislative-Directors] Congressional Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus

Dear Legislative Directors:

As many of you know, yesterday, July 26, was the 32nd anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act into law. To honor this anniversary, the Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus in Congress held a special event on Capitol Hill where the current caucus chair, Rep. Jim Langevin of Rhode Island, announced his successors.

In case you may be wondering what a congressional caucus is, and how it differs from a congressional committee, let’s take a brief detour. A caucus is a group of members of Congress who meet with the goal of pursuing common legislative objectives. Typically, they will have bipartisan membership, but not always. Additionally, while a caucus may seem like just another committee, caucuses have no official jurisdictional authority. Effectively, a caucus is a brainstorming session for members of Congress who are passionate about a specific issue. 

The Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus was created during the 107th Congress and, as its name suggests, focuses on resolving disability issues in a bipartisan manner. Representative Langevin was a key figure in the creation of the caucus during the 107th Congress, and given his retirement at the end of the current Congress, he chose to announce the co-chairs for the caucus going forward. The next co-chairs of the Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus will be Representative Debbie Dingell of Michigan and Representative Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania. We look forward to their leadership, and we wish Representative Langevin a happy retirement.

Kyle Walls

Research and Regulatory Specialist

200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230

(410) 659-9314, extension 2223 | kwalls at nfb.org <mailto:kwalls at nfb.org>  

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