If you didn't catch the PBS Newshour's report on the Americans with Disabilities Act Thursday night, you may want to watch the video or read the transcript.
Now, unemployment as it affects people with disabilities.
That was the subject of much attention today on the 22nd anniversary of the
signing of the Americans With Disabilities Act. During the recession, disabled workers were hit five times as hard as other workers when it came to losing their jobs. People with disabilities have also had more trouble finding new jobs
during the recovery.
Now there's a new push from some leaders in politics and business to fight
those trends, including by the new chairman of the National Governors
Association, Delaware's Jack Markell, who says he plans to make this his
signature issue.
Well, we talk now to two individuals closely involved with all these efforts.
Senator Tom Harkin, a Democrat from Iowa, he is the chairman of the Health,
Education, Labor and Pension Committee. And Jill Houghton, she's the executive
director of the non-profit U.S. Business Leadership Network.
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