Whereas the First Amendment to the Constitution prevents Congress from making any law respecting an establishment of religion, prohibiting the free exercise of religion, or abridging the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, the right to peaceably assemble, or to petition for a governmental redress of grievances, and was adopted on December 15, 1791, as 1 of the 10 amendments that constitute the Bill of Rights; Whereas the Bill of Rights, specifically the First Amendment to the Constitution, calls for the right of all persons to peaceably assemble, and to this end, all persons, regardless of their physical ability, shall be offered equal opportunity to access all federally funded, in whole or part, amenities, with the exception of certain sites of historical importance approved by the United States Access Board or a nonpartisan commission convened by said United States Access Board; Whereas in the 28 years since the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) (ADA), there have been unprecedented advances in all forms of technology, typified by automatic doors; Whereas in 2012, nearly 20 percent of the civilian population in the United States reported having a disability as defined by the ADA; Whereas in the 2010 census, more than 38,000,000 people were reported as having a severe disability; Whereas disability is a universal concern, as an aging population increases the incidence of frailty and disability; Whereas, as significant advances in medical treatment result in increased survival rates, the incidence of disability increases; Whereas in 2012, 16 percent of veterans, amounting to more than 3,500,000 people, received service-related disability benefits; Whereas in 2011, the percentage of working-age people in the United States who reported having a work limitation due to a disability was 7 percent, which is a 20-year high