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Monument Project: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Americans With Disabilities Act

Americans with Disabilities Act as passed and signed in 1990
George H.W. Bush speech at the signing of the ADA
RASKY, Susan. (1989, Aug 14). BILL BARRING BIAS AGAINST DISABLED HOLDS WIDE IMPACT: LAWSUITS SEEN OVER COST BUSINESSES EXPECTING TO PAY HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS TO MEET RULES ON ACCESS BILL BARRING BIAS AGAINST DISABLED IS SEEN AS HOLDING WIDE IMPACT INDUSTRY
Saideman, E. M. (1989, Sep 09). Bill for the disabled only rights civil wrongs. New York Times
Letter to the editor regarding Rasky article
Smith, Wayne J. (1989, Nov 30). Bye, bye, bus industry. New York Times
Editorial
HOLMES, Steven.(1990, Mar 14). DISABLED PROTEST AND ARE ARRESTED: MORE THAN 100 ARE CHARGED IN CAPITOL DEMONSTRATION ON RIGHTS LEGISLATION. New York Times.
Pepine, A. (1990, Apr 02). Don't back down on rights for disabled. New York Times.
Editorial
HOLMES, STEVEN A.. (1990, May 27). Costs, not quotas, worry some foes of rights bill. New York Times
HOLMES, Steven. (1990, Jul 14). Rights bill for disabled is sent to bush. New York Times
A law for every American. (1990, Jul 27). New York Times
Voices of 504: Congressional Testimony
504 was the first federal law that recognized disability as a civil rights category.
Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973
504 was the first federal law that recognized disability as a civil rights category.
Hicks, Nancy. (1977, Apr 11). Handicapped use protests to push H.E.W. to implement '73 bias law. New York Times.
Hicks, Nancy.. (1977, May 01). EQUITY FOR DISABLED LIKELY TO BE COSTLY: BIG INVESTMENTS REQUIRED BY NEW H.E.W. CURBS ON DISCRIMINATION THAT HAS SET BACK HANDICAPPED. New York Times
Rattner, Mark . (1977, Feb 13). Thousands are picketing, filing suits and lobbying for promised equal protection of the law: The handicapped, a minority demanding its rights. New York Times