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^- Hi, my name is Michael Rowe, a roving reporter

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^for NSWCPCD.

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^I'm also special emphasis manager for disabled employees

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^and disabled vets on base.

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^Today we're going to try to stop a few people

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^and ask them a few questions about the

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^American for Disabilities "Act

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^that was signed into law back in the 90s by President Bush.

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^Excuse me, Ma'am. Do you happen to have a couple

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^of minutes today to answer a few quick questions?

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^- Yes, sure.

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^- Hi, my name's Michael Rowe

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^- Hi, I'm Lindsey.

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^- Lindsey, do you happen to know, in this photograph here,

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^who the man in the middle of that photo is?

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^- Yes, that's President Bush.

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^- Good job, good job.

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^And in that photo, he is signing the ADA Act into law.

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^Do you happen to know what the ADA is?

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^- Um, American Dental Association

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^- Ah, close, it's actually the American for Disabilities Act

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^Do you happen to know anyone personally, that might benefit

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^from that act.

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^- No, I don't know anybody personally.

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^- Okay, a few things that Act can actually do

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^is help with hiring, ergonomic keyboards,

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^chairs for your desk, different things like accessibility

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^to buildings and bathrooms for people

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^that might have trouble using a normal sized bathroom.

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^So that's just a little bit of background for you

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^so that you kind of know a little bit more about it.

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^- That is wonderful, I didn't know hat existed.

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^- Okay, well I'm glad that I could give you

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^a little bit of info today.

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^Hope you have a good day.

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^- Thank you, you too.

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^- Excuse me, sir.

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^- Yes sir

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^- Do you have a couple of minutes today to answer

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^a couple of quick questions?

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^- Certainly, yes sir

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^- Hi, my name's Michael Rowe.

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^- Mike, I'm Greg Bennett.

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^- Hey Greg, how you doing today?

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^- I'm doing great, thank you, sir.

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^- My first question, Greg, this photo here,

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^do you happen to now the man in the middle

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^of that photograph?

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^- Yes sir, that's President Bush.

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^- Very good, and in that photograph, he's actually

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^signing the ADA Act into law.

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^Do you happen to know what the ADA Act is?

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^- Yes sir. It's the American Disabilities Act.

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^- Okay, good, and do you happen to know anyone

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^that might personally benefit from that act?

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^- Yes sir, myself.

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^- Oh really, how does it help you?

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^- I, um, retired navy and throughout the years,

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^I developed some issues with some health,

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^and the American Disabilities Act has allowed me

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^to get employment here for those that don't know,

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^there's a lot of veterans here on the base

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^that fall under those circumstances.

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^But the ADA has made it beneficial for many individuals

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^to get jobs, hiring preferences in particular.

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^There's certain individuals, some have more disabilities

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^than others and with that being the case,

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^some are hired or have hiring preferences,

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^so it's been very beneficial for all.

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^- Well, great, man, that's- I'm really happy that

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^it helps you out and thank you for your service.

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^- Thank you sir.

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^- Alright. You have a good day.

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^- Thank you

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^- Alright, bye-bye

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^- Excuse me Ma'am, do you happen to have a few minutes

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^today to answer a couple quick questions?

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^- Okay

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^- My name's Michael Rowe.

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^- I'm Angela Jenkins

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^- Hi, Angela, how are you doing today?

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^- I'm doing great.

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^- Angela, the first question I want to ask is about

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^this photograph.

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^Do you happen to know who the man in the middle

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^of that photograph is?

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^- Yes, that's President Bush.

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^- That's very good and in that photo, he is signing

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^the ADA Act into law.

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^Do you happen to know what ADA stands for?

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^- Yes, that's the American Disability Act.

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^- Very good, and do you happen to know anyone that

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^personally benefits from the ADA Act.

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^- Yes I do.

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^I'm benefiting from it and a lot of veterans are

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^benefiting from it.

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^You're benefiting from it, anyone with a disability.

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^- How has it helped you out?

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^- That's how I ended up here at the Navy base.

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^- Oh nice, so it helped you with employment.

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^- Yes. After I retired, they had an opportunity

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^where they were hiring disability.

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^And I got out here that way.

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^- Nice, well thank you for your service.

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^- Thank you.

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^- Alright, have a good day

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^- You too.

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^- Alright, bye