Analyze American Disability Act Unit 6

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1 The American Disability Act
2 Introduction Under some conditions, discrimination based on disability is expressly prohibited by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a comprehensive civil rights statute. It protects Americans with disabilities from discrimination in the same way as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 did for people of different races, religions, sexes, national origins, and so on (Decker et al., 2021). The ADA has undergone various phases of development; it has led to recognition and respect for people with disabilities. However, the Act’s success has also been set back by multiple factors. This paper intends to analyze the Act with in-depth scrutiny. Development of the American Disability Act The ADA was enacted in response to the need to safeguard disabled individuals against discrimination. The Americans with Disabilities Act was passed to give people with impairments the same civil liberties and chances. On July 26, 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law by President George H. W. Bush (Shapiro, 2020). The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a landmark piece of legislation that guarantees basic protections for people with disabilities in the United States to ensure that people with disabilities have equal access to mainstream American culture. The ADA covers a wide range of conditions that can be considered disabilities, including hearing, vision, and mobility impairments, as well as conditions such as cancer, diabetes, epilepsy, and mental health disorders. The ADA also covers individuals with a history of disability, even if they do not currently have a disability. Several years were spent working on the development of disability regulations. The 1973 Rehabilitation Act was the first legislation to pave the way for the Americans with Disabilities
3 Act (ADA). The Rehabilitation Act made it illegal to discriminate against people with disabilities in activities or programs that received funding from the federal government ( Stern & Axinn, 2017). The Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in 1990, which expanded the protections provided by the Rehabilitation Act and extended them to all aspects of public life. This law came into effect 20 years after the original law (Strauser et al., 20200. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was modified in 2008 as a direct reaction to two Supreme Court decisions that narrowed the meaning of "disability which provided a new perspective towards the disabled (Edmonds, 2018). Following the enactment of the "Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act" in 2009, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) received additional changes (Pay, 2022). The statute of limitations for challenging and recovering from discriminatory acts impacting compensation has been made more evident by this law. It was named after the plaintiff in a case that led to the act’s passage. The EEOC issued revisions to the regulations that implemented the employment-related provisions of the ADA in 2011 (Weissburg, 2021). The DOJ and EEOC were responsible for upholding the ADA in the workplace. The DOJ is responsible for implementing Title I is enforced by the EEOC, while Titles II and III are the responsibility of respective public institutions and public accommodations (employment). The ADA has been amended several times since it was first enacted, most recently in 2008. These amendments, known as the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), made several significant changes to the law, including expanding the definition of "disability" and making it flexible for individuals with various impairments to prove that the ADA covers them. There are five titles within the ADA. Title I regulates the employment policies of private companies with 15 or more workers and those of municipalities and state governments. Title II
4 covers access to all programs, services, and activities provided by state and local government entities. Title III covers businesses and nonprofit organizations that are open to the public. Title IV covers telephone and television access for people with hearing and speech disabilities. And Title V includes miscellaneous provisions (Warden, 2020). The ADA has been a success in many ways. It has helped to increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities and has led to more accessible public accommodations and transportation. However, the ADA has been criticized for not doing enough to meet the needs of those with specific types of disabilities, such as mental illness or intellectual disability. Effectiveness of the Policy The ADA has effectively ensured that people with disabilities have the necessary equipment and facilities at the workplace. For example, the Americans with Disabilities Act mandates that businesses make "reasonable accommodations," such as providing a wheelchair- accessible work environment or adapting machinery for employees who need them (Blanck, 2021). The ADA also requires schools to make accommodations for students with disabilities, such as supplying Braille books or allowing extra time for tests. Because of the ADA, more public spaces are now accessible to people with disabilities. For example, the ADA requires that all new or renovated public buildings be accessible to people with disabilities. The ADA also requires that all public transportation be accessible, such as providing wheelchair-accessible buses and trains. The ADA has been effective in improving the lives of people with disabilities. However, more needs to be done to fully implement the ADA and guarantee that people with disabilities enjoy full participation in society.
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