The veteran and Illinois politician protests law that would roll back accessibility protections Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) has been called a trailblazer ever since news broke in late January that she?ll be the first sitting senator to have a child during her term. As she works to determine maternity leave policies for the Senate, Duckworth is making equal access easier for future pregnant politicians.
But equal access has long been a core issue for Senator Duckworth. Ever since the former helicopter pilot was wounded in battle while serving with the army in Iraq, the first female double amputee from the war, she?s made the rights of Americans with disabilities a key part of her work. Before her political career, she served in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Most recently, she has spoken out against a new law making its way through Congress. H.R. 620, which passed the House earlier this month with a 225-192 vote and will move to the Senate, would roll back many of the protections enshrined in the Americans with Disabilities Act. The 1990 civil rights bill sought to guarantee equal rights for then roughly 40 million American citizens with disabilities, in part by mandating that buildings, transportation, and public accommodation provide equal access and reasonable accommodations, such as entry ramps.
The ongoing attempt to roll back protections enshrined in the landmark act has led Duckworth to go on the offensive.

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