Equality of Opportunity: The Making of the Americans with Disabilities Act

The American Dream

The time has come for the Senate to send a loud, clear message across this country: Individuals with disabilities, no less than all other Americans, are entitled to an equal opportunity to participate in the American dream. It is time for that dream to become a reality.
Senator Orrin G. Hatch⁷

7. Senator Orrin G. Hatch, statement, Cong. Rec., v. 135 (September 7, 1989), S10714