Americans with Disabilities Act

Philosophy  - Ed Roberts 

   • Ed Roberts was the first  

     severely disable student to 

     attend the University of 

     California at Berkeley  

   • Started the first Center for 

      Independent Living 

   • Was the first severely disabled 

      Director of the California 

      Department of Rehabilitation 

   • Co-founded the first international

      think tank on disability           

   Ed was an extraordinary example of what can be accomplished with a severe disability.

ADA RESTORATION ACTION CENTER 

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After years of being weakened in the courts, Congress is coming to the rescue of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the bipartisan civil rights protections signed into law in 1990. Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Representative James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) introduced the ADA Restoration Act of 2007 on July 26, the seventeenth anniversary of the ADA. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) have introduced the bill in the Senate. This vital legislation will restate and clarify the intent of Congress in order to keep the promise of the ADA. Please take action now to encourage members of Congress to sign-on and pass this legislation which was drafted with the support of a broad coalition of disability organizations. 

Contact Congress 

Click the link above to tell your representatives in Congress to support the ADA Restoration Act. 

Sign the Petition 

Click the link above to show your support for passage of the ADA Restoration Act. We will distribute the petitions to Congress and the media. 

Tell Your Story 

Click the link above to tell your story about disability discrimination, how the ADA has helped you or how the promise of the ADA is still unfulfilled. We will share these testimonials with Congress and the media.

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) stipulates involving the community, particularly those with disabilities, in the development and improvement of services. 

Resources: 

Full Text of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 

http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/statute.html  

Americans with Disabilities Act Homepage 

http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm

Cristina Pitts - ADA Specialist - 

(801) 373-5044 Ext. 19 -  

She can provide information, materials, and technical assistance to individuals and entities that are covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)