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When 2000 people gathered on the White House lawn on July 26, 1990 for the signing of the

Americans with Disabilities Act, it was the largest gathering ever of journalists for

a disability story.

Most and author Mary Johnson noted in Fairs magazine Extra, though most of the reporters

missed the fact that the White House itself lacked the accessible restrooms mandated by

the Act.

Well, 25 years on how much has changed in terms of coverage of people with disabilities?

Beth Haller is professor of mass communication at Towson University, an author of representing

disability in an ableist world.

She runs the blog Media Dis and Dat, and she joins us now by phone.

Welcome to Counter Spin, Beth Haller.

Thank you.

Well, I was pleased by the amount of attention that the Americans with Disabilities Act

anniversary got, but there was something a little frustrating about the formula.

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