Correction to: Commemorating the 30 Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act

25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act — July 2015

July 2015 marks the 25th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), signed into law on July 26, 1990, by President George H.W. Bush. ADA prohibits discrimination against persons with disabilities in all areas of their everyday lives, such as work, school, transportation, communication, recreation, and access to state and local government services. When first enacte...

Complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Mitigation and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Addiction and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

On July 26, 1990, the U.S. Congress enacted the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which was intended as a broad, national, civil rights-oriented mandate "for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities," both physical and mental. ADA protection is extended, in limited form, to those with addiction disorders. However, many addicted individuals are denied ADA prot...

Implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act.