U.S. Senators Tom Harkin (IA-D) and Edward Kennedy (MA-D), U.S. Reps. Steny Hoyer (MD-D) and Major Owens (NY-D), and Robert J. Dole
Amicus Curiae
Arlene B. Mayerson, Counsel of Record Senators Harkin and Kennedy, Representatives Hoyer and Owens, and former Senator Dole were legislators instrumental in the passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990. Ms. Mayerson has been directing attorney for the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund since 1981. She is the author of Americans With Disabilities Act Annotated: Legislative History, Regulations & Commentary. She is a 1978 graduate of the Georgetown University Law Center. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Petitioners as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on February 22, 1999.The fundamental purpose of…
