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Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.21,0:00:09.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hi, my name is Matthew Wangeman.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.29,0:00:19.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I teach Disability Studies\Nat Northern Arizona University.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.97,0:00:38.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have been a disability advocate
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.07,0:00:45.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for over 30 years.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.11,0:01:11.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I went to the University of California \Nat Berkeley,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.42,0:01:30.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I have been very lucky in my life.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.39,0:01:55.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My first memory of the ADA
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.48,0:02:30.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was three years after it was passed,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.35,0:02:42.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I was in Berkeley
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.05,0:03:16.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Berkeley had stronger laws \Nthan the ADA.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.85,0:03:48.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I really did not know or care \Nabout the ADA at that time.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.20,0:04:20.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the interesting thing is
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.26,0:04:37.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Berkeley and in California
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.45,0:05:30.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people with disabilities were talking \Nabout how the ADA was less strong
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.96,0:05:50.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for people with disabilities \Nin California and Berkeley.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.89,0:06:07.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when I first learned about the ADA
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.07,0:06:28.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was living in an area that had stronger rules and regulations for people with disabilities than the ADA had put in.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.94,0:06:43.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I did not care that much\Nabout it at the time.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.50,0:07:12.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think the ADA has helped with \Naccessibility
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.85,0:07:16.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all around the United States.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.08,0:07:39.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is to me probably one of \Nthe most important things that the ADA has accomplished
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.04,0:08:31.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I really think the ADA is \Na great civil rights law
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.14,0:09:08.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it has put disability \Non the map in this country.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.28,0:09:19.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But for people with \Nsignificant disabilities
Dialogue: 0,0:09:23.82,0:09:31.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the ADA has not done that much \Nin the grand scheme.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.50,0:09:44.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like employment is a great example.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.38,0:10:19.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are still at the same rate of \Nemployment as before the ADA.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:28.77,0:11:34.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think given where this country is today\Nthe ADA could not be stronger.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.86,0:12:01.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, given today the ADA \Nwould not pass,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:04.89,0:12:12.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that is sad.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:26.88,0:12:45.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I really think our education system needs\Nto be changed
Dialogue: 0,0:13:04.34,0:13:31.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and even though the ADA really \Ndoes not cover education, it should
Dialogue: 0,0:13:40.36,0:14:16.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In order to have people with disabilities \Nincluded in this society
Dialogue: 0,0:14:16.94,0:14:35.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they need to have a quality education
Dialogue: 0,0:14:44.70,0:14:54.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and special education is not cutting it.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:57.91,0:15:07.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if I had my way,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:26.14,0:15:29.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would throw out special education
Dialogue: 0,0:15:46.28,0:15:51.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and have one education system \Nfor everyone.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:55.80,0:16:07.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is stupid to have two
Dialogue: 0,0:16:13.100,0:16:52.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to me it should be illegal to have a separate education system
Dialogue: 0,0:16:55.11,0:17:21.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would have the ADA\Ncover education as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:50.32,0:18:13.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just to really believe that people \Nwith disabilities have the same rights as everyone else
Dialogue: 0,0:18:20.40,0:18:32.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'd like to say:
Dialogue: 0,0:18:43.72,0:19:02.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can have all the laws in the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:03.04,0:19:30.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but if people's attitudes do not change, we are just spinning our wheels.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:41.67,0:19:46.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I use a wheelchair.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:57.52,0:20:12.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if my wheelchair just spins its wheels\NI don't seem to go anywhere.