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The ADA at 31: Still striving to remove barriers

Political Theater, Episode 211

Rhode Island Rep. Jim Langevin speaks at a 2010 news conference to mark the 20th anniversary of the enactment of the Americans With Disabilities Act.
Rhode Island Rep. Jim Langevin speaks at a 2010 news conference to mark the 20th anniversary of the enactment of the Americans With Disabilities Act. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

This week, the White House marked the 31st anniversary of the signing of the Americans With Disabilities Act, touted as a bipartisan success story that has delivered for Americans, and hinted it could be used to help secure voting rights.

CQ Roll Call chief correspondent Niels Lesniewski joins the Political Theater podcast to talk about the law, and the challenges remaining.

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