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Ten years ago this week, Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA. The law prohibits employers from discriminating against workers based on their physical or mental disabilities. Stephen Smith of American Radio Works reports on how well the law has worked for people who faced discrimination at work because of their mental disorders.

Linda talks with Jere Longman about the U.S. Woman's Soccer Team, the challenges they faced and how the team's success influenced the way women in sports are viewed. Longman is a sports writer for The New York Times and author of Girls of Summer: The U.S. Women's Soccer Team and How it Changed the World. (5:00) Girls of Summer: The U.S. Women's Soccer Team and How it Changed the World, by Jere Longman is published by Harper Collins, July 2000.

Latino USA's Maria Martin reports on the results of a survey of political attitudes among Latinos across the country. 1,000 Latinos were polled on campaign issues such as the economy, immigration policy, and gun control, among other things.

Robert talks to Charlie Pacas, an aquatic specialist at Banff National Park, about a plan to remove non-native fish from Moraine Lake. The lake is within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. The lake was stocked with non-native fish which are pushing out the indigenous bull trout.

Reporter DAVE DAVIES talks about Philadelphia and next weeks Republican National Convention. Hell talk about what the city did to get the convention, what image the city is trying to project, and what the city is doing to prepare for the delegates, the protestors, and the media. DAVIES will also talk about the current controversy surrounding the Philadelphia police. DAVIES is a long time reporter in the Philadelphia area. He covers City Hall and city politics for the Philadelphia Daily News.12:28:30 FORWARD PROMO (:29)12:29:00 I.D. BREAK (:59)12:

Biographer HOWARD POLLACK is the author of –Aaron Copland: The Life and Work of an Uncommon Man— (University of Illinois Press). This year marks the 100th anniversary of Coplands birth. Though Copland was jewish, gay, and raised in Brooklyn, his work came to personify the American West, with such well known compositions as –Billy the Kid— and –Rodeo.— Copland also wrote –Appalachian Spring,— and –Fanfare for the Common Man.— Copland also wrote the film scores for –The Red Pony,— and –The Heiress.— POLLACK is professor of music history and literature at the University of Houston. 12:58:30 NEXT SHOW PROMO (:29) PROMO COPY On the next fresh air how Philadelphia won the bid to host the Republican National Convention and what its done to prepare for it. We talk to Philadelphia Daily News reporter Dave Davies. Also the life and work of composer Aaron Copland (–Cope-land—). This year marks the centenary of his birth. Join us for the next fresh air.

Commentator Lester Reingold says he thinks the recent crash of a Concorde in France signals the end of an era in aviation.

NPR's Eric Westervelt reports on the resurgence of downtown Philadelphia, the site of next week's Republican Convention. This is the first national political convention Philadelphia has hosted since 1948. During the 1990's, the city underwent major renovations, after suffering decades of decline.

Scott and Daniel Pinkwater read from the children's book Brave Potatoes, a story about a group of potatoes and their attempt not to spend life on a couch or in a pan.

Jacki talks with Jacques Klein, the head of the U.N. Mission in Bosnia about a memorial service held to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the massacre of more than seven thousand Bosnian Muslims, mostly men and boys. This week, thousands of women returned to the Serb-controlled Srebenica, many for the first time.