▁increasing ▁the ▁independence ▁and ▁full ▁integration ▁of ▁people ▁with ▁dis abilities ▁into ▁our ▁society . ▁Among ▁the ▁dis in cent ives ▁to ▁independence ▁the ▁Council ▁identified ▁was ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁large ▁remaining ▁g aps ▁in ▁our ▁nation ' s ▁civil ▁rights ▁coverage ▁for ▁people ▁with ▁dis abilities . ▁A ▁principal ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁report ▁was ▁to ▁recommend ▁the ▁ad option ▁of ▁compreh ensive ▁civil ▁rights ▁legisl ation , ▁which ▁became ▁the ▁A DA . ▁ ▁The ▁idea ▁of ▁federal ▁legisl ation ▁en han cing ▁and ▁extending ▁civil ▁rights ▁legisl ation ▁to ▁millions ▁of ▁Americans ▁with ▁dis abilities ▁gained ▁b ipart isan ▁support ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁both ▁Congress ▁and ▁the ▁newly - in aug ur ated ▁Bush ▁White ▁House ▁worked ▁separately , ▁then ▁joint ly , ▁to ▁write ▁legisl ation ▁capable ▁of ▁expand ing ▁civil ▁rights ▁without ▁impos ing ▁und ue ▁harm ▁or ▁costs ▁on ▁those ▁already ▁in ▁comp liance ▁with ▁existing ▁rules ▁and ▁laws . ▁ ▁Lob by ing ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁years , ▁key ▁activ ists ▁and ▁advoc ates ▁played ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁lo bb ying ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Congress ▁to ▁develop ▁and ▁pass ▁the ▁A DA , ▁including ▁Justin ▁Whit lock ▁D art ▁Jr ., ▁Pat r ish a ▁Wright ▁and ▁others . ▁ ▁M s . ▁Wright ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁" the ▁General " ▁for ▁her ▁work ▁in ▁coordin ating ▁the ▁campaign ▁to ▁en act ▁the