Americans with Disabilities Act turns 32 with room for improvement
On Jul 26, a bipartisan group of leaders celebrated the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act in a virtual event. The ADA was signed on July 26, 1999, 32 years ago. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in all places of employment in the Unted States. This incldes state and local government, public transportation, commercial facilities, public accommodations, and telecommunications as well as the U.S. Congress where several elected officials with physical limitations serve. The purpose of the law is to legally prevent millions of Americans with varying degrees of physical limitations from being discriminated against.
It is because of te ADA that public accomodations for disabled people were built and enhance te quality of disabled people's experiences in public.
Maryland Democrat Steny Hoyer has led on disability reform for decades and was intregal in the passage of the bill.
He said at te anniversary event, "Thirty-two is young, but much has been accomplished. We still have people who want to live independently. "
The ADA was designed with room for improvement; "We have to keep using it to get more things done," remarked Sen. Bob Casey, Jr., a Pennsylvania lawmaker.
As an extension of the ADA there is a measure on the table to make workplaces more accommodating for pregnant women.
Congressman Don Young of Alaska who passed away on March 17 served in the bi-partisan disabilities caucus. His colleagues acknowledged his work.
The ADA was designed with room for improvement; "We have to keep using it to get more things done," remarked Sen. Bob Casey, Jr., a Pennsylvania lawmaker.
As an extension of the ADA there is a measure on the table to make workplaces more accommodating for pregnant women.
Congressman Don Young of Alaska who passed away on March 17 served in the bi-partisan disabilities caucus. His colleagues acknowledged his work.
