(b) Purpose
It is the purpose of this chapter-
(1) to provide a clear and comprehensive national mandate for
the elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities;
(2) to provide clear, strong, consistent, enforceable standards
addressing discrimination against individuals with disabilities;
(3) to ensure that the Federal Government plays a central role
in enforcing the standards established in this chapter on behalf of individuals
with disabilities; and
(4) to invoke the sweep of congressional authority, including
the power to enforce the fourteenth amendment and to regulate commerce, in order
to address the major areas of discrimination faced day-to-day by people with
disabilities.
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