Monday, July 26, 2010
Minnesota Public Radio Stories
20th Anniversary of the ADA
President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act July 26, 1990. Midday discusses what led to its passage, what has been accomplished, and what remains to be accomplished.11:00 a.m.GuestsJohn Tschida: Vice president of public affairs and research at Courage Center. Former research fellow at National Rehabilitation Hospital Center for Health and Disability Research in Washington. Former asst. dir. of the Minnesota House of Representatives Public Information Office.Bud Rosenfield: Supervising attorney, Minnesota Disability Law Center.More from MPREvent in Mpls. celebrates 20 years of the ADA (07/26/2010)Personal stories of the ADA's impact (07/23/2010)Feds say St. Paul stairway would violate law (05/07/2010)Fans applaud Target Field accessibility (04/09/2010)Resources
Will the Afghanistan leaks affect security?
The leak of 91,000 classified U.S. records on the Afghanistan war by Wikileaks.org is one of the largest unauthorized disclosures in military history. The documents include information about Afghan civilians killed by accident and U.S. officials' fury at alleged Pakistani intelligence cooperation with militants. The BBC's "World Have Your Say" considers the implications of this leak.12:00 p.m.More from MPRWikiLeaks: More US documents coming on Afghan war (07/26/2010)Gov. Pawlenty to visit wounded troops in Germany (07/25/2010)Taliban claim capture of US sailor, killing of 2nd (07/25/2010)Two Twin Cities soldiers killed in Afghanistan (07/16/2010)Afghan president gives nod to local police forces (07/15/2010)Resources
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