▁business ▁community ▁opposed ▁the ▁Americans ▁with ▁Dis abilities ▁Act . ▁Test ifying ▁before ▁Congress , ▁Grey h ound ▁Bus ▁L ines ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁act ▁had ▁the ▁potential ▁to ▁" dep rive ▁millions ▁of ▁people ▁of ▁afford able ▁inter city ▁public ▁transport ation ▁and ▁thousands ▁of ▁rural ▁communities ▁of ▁their ▁only ▁link ▁to ▁the ▁outside ▁world ." ▁The ▁US ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Com merce ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁costs ▁of ▁the ▁A DA ▁would ▁be ▁" en orm ous " ▁and ▁have ▁" a ▁dis astr ous ▁impact ▁on ▁many ▁small ▁business es ▁struggling ▁to ▁surv ive ." ▁The ▁National ▁Federation ▁of ▁Independent ▁Business es , ▁an ▁organization ▁that ▁lo bb ies ▁for ▁small ▁business es , ▁called ▁the ▁A DA ▁" a ▁dis aster ▁for ▁small ▁business ." ▁Pro - bus iness ▁conserv ative ▁comment ators ▁joined ▁in ▁opposition , ▁writing ▁that ▁the ▁Americans ▁with ▁Dis abilities ▁Act ▁was ▁" an ▁expensive ▁head ache ▁to ▁millions " ▁that ▁would ▁not ▁necessarily ▁improve ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁people ▁with ▁dis abilities . ▁ ▁" Cap it ol ▁C raw l " ▁ ▁Short ly ▁before ▁the ▁act ▁was ▁passed , ▁dis ability ▁rights ▁activ ists ▁with ▁physical ▁dis abilities ▁co ales ced ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁Capit ol ▁Building , ▁shed ▁their ▁cr ut ches , ▁wheel ch airs , ▁power ch airs ▁and ▁other ▁assist ive ▁devices , ▁and ▁immediately ▁proceeded ▁to ▁craw l ▁and ▁pull ▁their ▁bodies ▁up ▁all ▁ 1 0 0 ▁of ▁the ▁Capit ol ' s ▁front ▁steps , ▁without ▁warning