With Harper's Retirement, Advocates Lose a Champion of Driverless Cars for Disabled

Disability advocates who see self-driving cars as a way to help disabled people gain more independence are now facing a future without their most vocal ally in the House, although they do have supporters in the Senate. Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette, government affairs specialist at the National Federation of the Blind, said by email on Friday that besides Harper, there were “few members” in the House who were “very engaged on our issues, with the exception of Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky,” a Democratic representative from Illinois. [Read More]