September 2002
Intermediate to advanced
640 pages
11h 9m
English
On July 26, 1990, Congress passed the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act “to establish a clear and comprehensive prohibition of discrimination on the basis of disability.” [3] This comprehensive legislation extended the promise of equal treatment for people with disabilities into the private arena. Whereas the Rehabilitation Act applies to federal government agencies and those that receive federal funds, the ADA applies to all places of public accommodation, to most employers, and to all Title II entities that deliver government services.
[3] From the text of the ADA legislation, accessed May 17, 2002, at http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/pubs/ada.txt.
Among the findings that Congress cited in passing the ...
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