Disablities Act of 1990

The American with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a law addressing the rights of disabled persons. Groups of the National Council on Disability lobbied Congress and state legislator to ensure the safety of 45 million people with disabilities in the country of United States. Since the act was put in place, it’s helped many people who struggle with disabilities to be treated equally as everyone else. The purpose of the act is:

(1) to provide a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities;

(2) to provide clear, strong, consistent, enforceable standards addressing discrimination against individuals with disabilities;

(3) to ensure that the Federal Government plays a central role in enforcing the standards established in this Act on behalf of individuals with disabilities; and

(4) to invoke the sweep of congressional authority, including the power to enforce the fourteenth amendment and to regulate commerce, in order to address the major areas of discrimination faced day-to-day by people with disabilities.

This was a big role for the Government to play for the disabled people of our nation. 1990 was a decade that strongly supported people who have disabilities and helped shape our involvement with disabilities today. Many people take part in building friendships with the disabled and understanding that they are just like we are.