21.   They insist that the disabilities act does not give the federal government the power to mandate how the state spends its money on services.

22.   This would be the case, she said, if a court found any of the five motels in violation of the disabilities act.

23.   Those cases are hardly the first that could clarify the scope of the disabilities act.

24.   Through the years, the senator has worked for many pieces of legislation to help disabled people, including the disabilities act.

25.   When she attended NYU, there was no federal disabilities act and no formal program for accommodating learning disorders.

26.   While mental retardation is covered under the disabilities act, complaints are rare.

27.   Writing for the majority, Chief Justice William Rehnquist said Congress exceeded its authority in creating the disabilities act.

28.   Yet, she says, the disabilities act has had a transforming effect on her and millions of others because it gives them hope.

29.   The PGA Tour had argued that the disabilities act does not apply to the case.

30.   The network says that U.S. District Judge Federico Moreno should dismiss the suit because telephone screening for quiz show contestants is not covered by the disabilities act.