Disability-to-Work Bill OKd by Senate

After months of delay, the Senate voted, 99 to 0, to make it easier for people with disabilities to return to work. The centerpiece of the bill allows many of the nation’s 9 million adults with disabilities to retain their health insurance when they take jobs. “If America means anything, it means not leaving people out or people behind,” said Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.), who helped push through the bill. He called it a “real invitation” to people with disabilities to “be part of the American dream.”