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A disability rights group, concerned about courts weakening the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), brought their cross-country tour to Little Rock Monday.
The Road to Freedom Tour stopped at the Clinton Presidential Library.
Gov. Mike Beebe welcomed the group, saying the state values the contributions of disabled citizens.
Jim Ward, president of the National Coalition of Disability Rights, is calling on lawmakers to reinforce the ADA.
Ward says, "Despite the work that went into passage of the ADA, it has been severely weakened in the courts and we're looking to Congress to introduce ADA restoration, to restore the civil rights protections under the ADA."
The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law in 1990. It's intended to insure equal rights for those with physical and mental disabilities.
