Developmental Disability

Although I graduate with my bachelors in November I am still undecided with what I want to do exactly. I know that I would prefer to work with young children. With having siblings born with rare genetic disorders that have affected every aspect of their lives I do find myself leaning toward developmental disabilities. Developmental disability is a group of common chronic conditions which result from physical or mental impairment, causing difficulties in self-help, mobility, and learning. For one to become a specialist in this area, they must possess a wide range of skills. Therefore, this area requires specific skills and experimental background in order to provide better services to people living with developmental disabilities.

It was passed in 1990 and amended by the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments act of 2008 (EEOC). These two acts were the most significant. These added protections for employment, education, and public life. Employers and educational institutions are required to provide reasonable accommodations, such as assistive technology and modified tasks. The ADA also affected public life, such as transportation. Public transportation employees have to announce stops loud enough for everyone to hear (The Americans).

When Public Law 94-142 was passed in 1975 it had a positive impact on the education for children with disabilities. Millions of children in the United States were supported by the law. These children had previously been excluded entirely from the education system.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is one of the most significant laws in American History. Before the ADA was passed, employers were able to deny employment to a disabled worker, simply because he or she was disabled. With no other reason other than the person's physical disability, they were turned away or released from a job. The ADA gives civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities similar to those provided to individuals on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, and religion. The act guarantees equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities in public accommodations, employment, transportation, State and local government services, and telecommunications. The ADA not only opened the door for

The Americans with Incapacities Act (ADA) got to be law in 1990. The ADA is a social equality law that forbids oppression people with handicaps in every aspect of open life, including employments, schools, transportation, and all open and private places that are interested in the overall population. The motivation behind the law is to ensure that individuals with handicaps have the same rights and open doors as other people. The ADA is separated into five titles (or segments) that identify with distinctive ranges of open life.(Eeoc.gov, 2015)

American with Disability Act (ADA) gives civil rights protections to persons with disabilities in all facets of the American society, “every man, woman, and child with a disability can now pass through once-closed doors into a bright new era of equality, independence, and freedom”, with those words on July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act (ada.gov, 2009). The ADA law does not list specific disability conditions, rather, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) under Title I of the Act, specifies conditions that are attributed to disability and undertakes the enforcement authority. Title1 deals with the

Before starting this class and especially the research paper, I knew very little about the ADA. During the period of research and writing the paper I hope to obtain a better grasp on the ADA in general. But I also hope to learn some things that my current place of employment can improve our standards when it comes to those with disabilities. The ADA was signed into law on July 26, 1990 by then President George H. W. Bush. It prohibits discrimination based on disability and only disability. It is fairly similar to the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was put into place in 1990 to ensure that people could not discriminate against those with disabilities. At the end of every war, there were newly disabled American veterans that wanted improved civil rights and proper accommodations for the disabled that needed them. In the 1960’s, veterans from World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War saw

As the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act approaches later this month, it is clear that many of the fears of the business community failed to materialize. In the first five years of the act, there was no wave of business failures tied to compliance; no wave of unqualified applicants whom businesses were forced to hire; no wave of workers suddenly claiming disability due to a bad back; and no wave of lawsuits that inundated businesses with the burden of undue legal costs. (ADA.gov, 1995). In fact, tax subsidies provided in the act helped many businesses afford to make necessary access accommodations as well as to provide other reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities, and the positive ramifications have been considerable. Up to 45 percent of the disabled population now hold jobs and are contributing to the economy, (Brault, 2012).

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act help pave the way for the ADA. The importance is the assumption that people with disabilities, including individuals with the most severe disabilities can work. The ADA had a huge impact on the lives not only of people living with a disability, but also on their families and those who are able-bodied. For example, an elderly women opening a heavy door by pushing a button or mother with a stroller using a curb ramp at an intersection. These are examples of how the ADA benefits us all, able-bodied and disable.

The Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), is the United States first comprehensive civil rights law addressing the needs of people with disabilities,

History tells us that it has been a long road to liberty and a continual fight for civil rights for those with disabilities. One of the most influential times for change in the lives of disabled Americans occurred during the 1960s and 1970s, and became know as the Disability Rights Movement.

In nineteen ninety Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act. This act was established in order to eliminate discrimination of people with disabilities and to break down barriers in society that limits the freedom a disabled person. According to Section 2 Subsection A part one, "some 43,000,000 Americans have one or more physical or mental disabilities, and this number is increasing as the population as a whole is growing older." As the number suggests there are a lot of people that would be classified as disabled making this act very important. This paper will look at the Americans with Disabilities Act as how it pertains to helping people with disabilities based on who is covered, what are their rights, and what legal actions

IN JULY 1990, President Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), potentially the most far-reaching civil rights legislation since the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

Accoring to "Did you know ? Key Players in the disabled rights movement There were several key players involved in the ADA and these people are the reason ADA was approved and people can use it today. Starting with Justin Dart , JR who was the man who stepped up to the plate and fought tooth and nail for people with disabilities to have rights and he was not alone! Next up DR. Fred Fray and Professor Patricia Wright both advocated for people with disabilities also won support for ADA also both work at University of the District of Columbia came up with the original version of the ADA and proceeded to introduce it to congress who then approved it. (2014)