VOICES OF VICTORY, CELEBRATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS
AND REMAINING CHALLENGES
Kennedy said PWD need to demonstrate
their existing and untapped buying power to businesses.
“According to an Open Doors/Harris
Poll in 2015, (over a two-year period) 26 million travelers with disabilities
took 73 million trips and spent $34.6 billion on travel,” said Kennedy,
noting
that because of the ADA’s advances, PWD have more than $200 billion in
disposable income.
“People will only start treating us as equals when we
show them that our money is the same as theirs.”
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