At ADA Anniversary, Disabled Workers Still Struggle More with Unemployment
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Twenty-two years after George H. W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law questions remain on whether the law prevents hiring discrimination of disabled workers. NewsHour's Judy Woodruff talks to U.S. Business Leadership Network's Jill Houghton and Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) about efforts to employ more disabled people.
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9 min
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[2013], c2012
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