The Legacy of the Americans with Disabilities Act
“The ADA owes its birthright not to any one person, or any few, but to the many thousands of people who make up the disability rights movement – people who have worked for years organizing and attending protests, licking envelopes, sending out alerts, drafting legislation, speaking, testifying, negotiating, lobbying, filing lawsuits, being arrested – doing whatever they could for a cause they believed in.”
Arlene Mayerson, "The History of the Americans with Disabilities Act"
Liberating and Empowering People with Disabilities
"The ADA has changed America in ways largely invisible to most citizens, but profoundly transformative for tens of millions of Americans with disabilities."
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The Americans with Disabilities Act contains the provisions to assist people with disabilities to live in an inclusive society and have independent lives. It also has contributed to the process of eradicating stigmas and stereotypes associated with people with disabilities. |
Continuing the Legacy of the ADA
"24 Years of the Americans with Disabilities Act" by President Obama in 2014. Video found on the White House's YouTube Channel.
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"Legacy is a byproduct of effective leadership." The ADA has succeeded in breaking down barriers of discrimination and exclusion, but full enforcement of the ADA is still lacking and will require revitalized political leadership.
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