cnn couldn't even bother to mention who he is in their title? Oi. Maybe I'm too sensitive, but who he is makes this story.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/07/26/langevin-to-make-house-history/?fbid=-J-QC9uy4kXQuadriplegic to preside over House
Posted: July 26th, 2010 02:37 PM ET
From CNN Congressional Producer Deirdre Walsh
Washington (CNN) - Rhode Island Rep. Jim Langevin, who is a quadriplegic, will be the first person in a wheelchair to preside over the House of Representatives Monday.
A series of lifts and platforms will allow the Democrat to get in the Speaker's chair position on the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disability Act. The House will take up a resolution in honor of the anniversary later in the evening.
In addition to installing the lifts, the gavel has also been altered – a smaller version was fashioned with a hook and a Velcro attachment that can attach the gavel to Rep Langevin's hand.The congressman was paralyzed as a teenager while on a Boy Scout Explorer program at a local police department when a gun accidently discharged. The congressman credits the community support he received following his injury for inspiring him to go into public service.
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