Senator Conroy points to Labor’s National Disability Strategy, the Media Access Review (which it claims to have initiated, but was actually started by the Howard Government just before the 2007 Federal Election) and the NBN for delivering services for the disabled. Senator Conroy also pointed to the recently announced cinema access agreement with the major cinema chains.
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On the 20th anniversary of the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act 1990, the House passed the bill with an overwhelming majority, 348 for to 23 against. The bill was presided over by Rep Jim Langevin, the first quadriplegic elected to the House, after the rostrum was made wheelchair accessible. A similar bill has recently passed the Senate’s Commerce Committee, meaning that the bills are close to becoming law.
Among the provisions of the Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009 are:
