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Supreme Court Ruling Is A Step In The Right Direction On May 17, the court ruled that individuals could use the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act to sue states that do not make court houses accessible. Weary from a series of Supreme Court decisions in recent years that limited the scope of the ADA, advocates called the 5-4 decision a victory. "People with disabilities count it as a victory when rights simply aren't rolled back as far as they might have been," Johnson wrote. "As a lawyer in a power wheelchair, I cannot take access for granted. I cannot even assume others have a basic comprehension of how I move around in the world," she continued. "Because I cannot walk, crawl or safely be carried, even one step keeps me out as surely as would a sign saying 'No cripples allowed.'" "People often offer to carry me, as if the offer itself discharges any duty to remove the unnecessary barriers in my way. When I decline to be carried, I am made to feel ungracious. Beyond that, I am rendered unable to do for myself and my community." Entire article: --- Reproduced here under special arrangement
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