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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.47,0:00:03.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The President:\NWell, it is wonderful to see all of you here today,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.47,0:00:05.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be with all of you.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.33,0:00:09.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to make some special\Nacknowledgements.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.20,0:00:15.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've got some legislators here\Nwho have been fighting on behalf
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.87,0:00:19.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the disabilities community\Nfor a very long time.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.73,0:00:22.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're so proud of the\Nlegislation I'm signing today,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.07,0:00:24.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as well as legislation we signed\Nearlier this week.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.83,0:00:27.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I want to acknowledge all of\Nthem.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.90,0:00:32.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First of all, responsible in\Nlarge part for guiding this
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.00,0:00:37.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,process through in the Senate -- Senator Mark Pryor of Arkansas.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.77,0:00:43.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Representative Ed Markey,\NDemocrat from Massachusetts.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.53,0:00:48.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We also have here Senator Jay\NRockefeller of West Virginia.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.13,0:00:52.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Senator Barbara Mikulski,\NDemocrat of Maryland.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.43,0:00:56.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've got Kent Conrad, as well\Nas Byron Dorgan --
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.83,0:00:58.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Dakota boys from North\NDakota.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.93,0:01:00.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.63,0:01:02.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've got Representative Henry\NWaxman,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.93,0:01:09.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who's on so many important\Npieces of legislation this year,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.03,0:01:10.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we're grateful to him.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.87,0:01:14.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mr. Julius Genachowski is here,\Nwho's the chairman of the FCC.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.83,0:01:16.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where's Julius?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.20,0:01:18.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There he is right there -- a classmate of mine,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.87,0:01:23.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,somebody who has just been a great friend for a long time.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.13,0:01:25.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And finally, we've got this guy.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.23,0:01:28.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.50,0:01:31.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some of you may know him.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.70,0:01:37.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I happened to be listening to\Nhim this morning when I woke up.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.20,0:01:38.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's what I work out to.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.70,0:01:41.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.27,0:01:43.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's what I sweet-talk Michelle\Nto.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.30,0:01:47.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.37,0:01:49.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mr. Stevie Wonder is in the\Nhouse.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.17,0:01:59.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.47,0:02:02.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was doing a little rendition\Nof some of his music to him and
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.97,0:02:05.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he was kind enough not to laugh.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.07,0:02:08.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.07,0:02:12.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, earlier this year, we\Ncelebrated the 20th anniversary
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.47,0:02:15.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the Americans with\NDisabilities Act right here in
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.60,0:02:17.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the White House.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.17,0:02:19.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many of you were here.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.00,0:02:23.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it was a moment for every\NAmerican to reflect not just on
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.47,0:02:26.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one of the most comprehensive\Ncivil rights bills in our
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.77,0:02:31.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,history, but what that bill\Nmeant to so many people.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.43,0:02:35.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was a victory won by\Ncountless Americans who refused
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.07,0:02:39.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to accept the world as it is,\Nand against great odds,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.97,0:02:44.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,waged quiet struggles and\Ngrassroots crusades until
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.80,0:02:48.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,finally change was won.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.43,0:02:52.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The story of the disability\Nrights movement is enriched
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.97,0:02:58.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it's intertwined with\Nthe story of America's progress.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.40,0:03:03.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Americans with disabilities are\NAmericans first and foremost,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.43,0:03:07.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and like all Americans are\Nentitled not only to full
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.07,0:03:13.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,participation in our society,\Nbut also full opportunity in our society.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.83,0:03:16.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we've come a long way.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.70,0:03:20.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But even today, after all the\Nprogress that we've made,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.47,0:03:23.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,too many Americans with\Ndisabilities are still measured
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.10,0:03:26.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by what folks think they can't\Ndo,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.50,0:03:29.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,instead of what we know they can\Ndo.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.70,0:03:33.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The fight for progress isn't\Nabout sympathy, by the way --
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.30,0:03:35.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's about opportunity.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.60,0:03:38.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's why all of us share a\Nresponsibility to keep building
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.13,0:03:41.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the work of those who came\Nbefore us --
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.40,0:03:46.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one life, one law, one step at a\Ntime.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.67,0:03:50.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So today, we're here to take two\Nmore steps on that journey.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.80,0:03:53.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First of all, on Tuesday, I\Nsigned Rosa's Law.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.80,0:03:56.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is named for a\Nnine-year-old girl,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.37,0:03:58.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,right there -- Rosa, wave to everybody.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.30,0:04:10.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.83,0:04:12.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's some good waving there,\NRosa.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.47,0:04:14.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.30,0:04:20.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Rosa Marcellino -- it's so inspiring to have her here.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.63,0:04:24.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As one of hundreds of thousands\Nof Americans with Down Syndrome,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.67,0:04:29.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Rosa worked with her parents and\Nher siblings to have the words
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.03,0:04:32.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"mentally retarded" officially\Nremoved from the health and
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.13,0:04:36.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,education code in her home state\Nof Maryland.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.63,0:04:40.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, Rosa's Law takes her idea a\Nstep further.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.57,0:04:44.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It amends the language in all\Nfederal health,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.27,0:04:49.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,education and labor laws to\Nremove that same phrase and
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.20,0:04:54.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,instead refer to Americans\Nliving with an "intellectual disability."
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.37,0:04:59.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now this may seem to some people\Nlike a minor change,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.33,0:05:04.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I think Rosa's brother Nick\Nput it best -- where's Nick?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.20,0:05:05.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You right there, Nick?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.67,0:05:06.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can wave, too.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.43,0:05:07.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Go ahead.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.37,0:05:09.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.67,0:05:12.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I want everybody to hear\NNick's wisdom here.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.73,0:05:16.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He said, "What you call people\Nis how you treat them.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.63,0:05:19.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we change the words, maybe it\Nwill be the start of a new
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.80,0:05:22.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,attitude towards people with\Ndisabilities."
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.97,0:05:24.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's a lot of wisdom from\NNick.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.80,0:05:36.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.40,0:05:39.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nick and Rosa's parents are all\Nchoking up because they're
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.23,0:05:44.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really proud of their kids, and\Nappropriately so.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.37,0:05:49.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, the bill I'm signing today\Ninto law will better ensure full
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.57,0:05:53.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,participation in our democracy\Nand our economy for Americans
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.33,0:05:55.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with disabilities.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.27,0:05:59.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The 21st Century Communications\Nand Video Accessibility Act will
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.77,0:06:02.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,make it easier for people who\Nare deaf,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.73,0:06:07.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,blind or live with a visual\Nimpairment to do what many of us
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.53,0:06:12.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,take for granted -- from navigating a TV or DVD menu to
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.57,0:06:15.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sending an email on a smart phone.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.67,0:06:18.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It sets new standards so that\NAmericans with disabilities can
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.70,0:06:22.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,take advantage of the technology\Nour economy depends on.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.97,0:06:25.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's especially important\Nin today's economy,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.87,0:06:29.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when every worker needs the\Nnecessary skills to compete for
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.50,0:06:31.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the jobs of the future.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.50,0:06:35.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So together, these changes are\Nabout guaranteeing equal access,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.37,0:06:40.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,equal opportunity, and equal\Nrespect for every American.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.17,0:06:43.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they build on the progress\Nthat we've already made as an
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.13,0:06:45.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,administration over the last 20\Nmonths.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.70,0:06:48.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Together, we put in place one of\Nthe most important updates to
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.23,0:06:52.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the ADA in 20 years by\Nprohibiting disability-based
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.23,0:06:55.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,discrimination by government\Nentities and private businesses
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.87,0:06:58.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and by updating accessibility\Nstandards.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.87,0:07:02.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I issued an executive order\Nfocused on establishing the
Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.00,0:07:07.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,federal government as a model\Nemployer of Americans with disabilities.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.00,0:07:11.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We passed the Christopher and\NDana Reeve Paralysis Act --
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.40,0:07:14.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the first piece of comprehensive\Nlegislation aimed at addressing
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.13,0:07:18.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the challenge faced by Americans\Nliving with paralysis.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.03,0:07:20.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We reauthorized the Children's\NHealth Insurance Program,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.73,0:07:24.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,covering an additional 2.6\Nmillion children in need in
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.57,0:07:28.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,2009, including children with\Ndisabilities.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.90,0:07:32.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the Affordable Care Act we\Npassed will give every American
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.13,0:07:34.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more control over their health\Ncare --
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.40,0:07:37.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and will do more to give\NAmericans with disabilities
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.23,0:07:41.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,control over their own lives\Nthan any legislation since the ADA.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.97,0:07:43.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So equal access.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.53,0:07:45.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Equal opportunity.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.20,0:07:48.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The freedom to make of our lives\Nwhat we will.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.30,0:07:51.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Living up to these principles is\Nan obligation we have as
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.90,0:07:54.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Americans -- and to one another.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.70,0:07:58.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because, in the end, each of us\Nhas a role to play in our economy.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.23,0:08:02.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Each of us has something to\Ncontribute to the American story.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.33,0:08:05.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And each of us must do our part\Nto continue on this never-ending
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.60,0:08:08.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,journey towards building a more\Nperfect union.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.90,0:08:12.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I am so proud of the\Nlegislators here today.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.00,0:08:15.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to thank all the\Nadvocates who helped bring this
Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.03,0:08:17.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,legislation about.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.67,0:08:20.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And now I'm very proud to sign\Nthe bill.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.37,0:08:28.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.63,0:08:51.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(the bill is signed)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.77,0:09:12.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(cheers and applause)