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Arkansas is the only state without a trauma center to deal with people who suffer a personal injury. Currently, the Arkansas Legislature is debating a plan to institute a trauma system. Unfortunately, a similar plan was defeated in 2007. Hopefully, this will not happen again.

According to government statistics, 15,000 people are hospitalized with injuries in Arkansas. Of those, 2,000 people die from their personal injuries and 6,000 suffer permanent disabilities each year. Arkansas has the third highest death rate in the country from motor vehicle accidents. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are 25 deaths per 100,00 people annually in the state compared to a national average of 15.2 per 100,000.

It is time that the Arkansas Legislature act and develop a trauma system to help people who suffer a personal injury in Arkansas. State health officials state publicly that a trauma system would prevent an estimated 2,000 disabilities and save 200-600 lives of Arkansans who don’t get appropriate care fast enough.

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The Americans with Disabilities Act was originally signed into law in 1990. Unfortunately, the Federal Courts made lawsuits under the act more and more difficult for disabled Americans since its adoption. Therefore, the United States Congress passed amendments to the ADA and these were signed into law September 25, 2008. These amendments take effect January 1, 2009.

In enacting these amendments, the Congress stated that the original act was to provide a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities. The amendments also clarify that the ADA was intended to provide broad coverage. The findings and purpose of the amendments reject the narrow interpretation that the United States Supreme Court and lower courts interpreted the ADA to cover in the years after its original adoption.

Specifically, the act:

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