It took years of protests and Kansas Sen. Bob Dole to pass the Americans with Disabilities Act

Kansas Sen. Bob Dole, right, receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award in January 1997. COURTESY OF THE ROBERT AND ELIZABETH DOLE ARCHIVE AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, DOLE INSTITUTE OF POLITICS via KNS
BY MACKENZIE MARTINKCUR/Kansas News Service Signed 35 years ago this month, the ADA was the world’s first comprehensive civil rights law for people with disabilities…
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