Question

The Americans with Disabilities Act claims that "The continuing existence of unfair and unnecessary discrimination and prejudice denies people with disabilities the opportunity to compete on an equal basis."
Why do the authors include Part 2 in this section? How is Part 2 related to the claim?
(a) Findings. The Congress finds that
(1) some 43,000,000 Americans have one or more physical or mental disabilities, and this number is increasing.
(2) historically, society has tended to isolate and segregate individuals with disabilities, and, desp