This month is the 25th Anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). On July 26, 1990 President George H. W. Bush signed into law the most comprehensive civil rights act in U.S. history for people with disabilities. The ADA ensures individuals with disabilities the right to access employment, communications, and travel […]
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In September my friend Sara shared the article link below on Facebook from the New York Times. Sara is a wonderful woman who lives and works in a very supportive community in Chicago. Sara also happens to have a disability labeled Epilepsy. Sara confided that she does not reveal her disability when hired but only […]
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I just heard today driving to work listening to NPR that the Department of Education is creating a Title 9 program for individuals with disabilities in publically funded schools. This is absolutely cool. Please read the NPR news spot. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=170229198 This is indeed great news. CEO Viewpoint is published by Jim Larson, CEO Morningside […]
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In my job I meet with a variety of people who have experienced various forms of discrimination as a result of being a person with a disability. Many of these individuals who have searched for a job on their own have told me they try to hide their disability or trick a recruiter into taking […]
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Justin Dart speaks at the tenth anniversary of the ADA in Washington DC July 26, 2011 marks the 21st anniversary of the signing of the historic Americans with Disabilities Act. As always I reflect on the words of Justin Whitlock Dart Jr, a profound leader, during his lifetime, in the disability rights movement, and can almost […]
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I was about 12 years old when the first Freedom Riders traveled to the south to demand full civil rights for African Americans. I asked my dad what it was all about. While he was explaining it I remember being somewhat baffled by the whole notion of inequality. I was raised Christian and taught we […]
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Like many laws the ADA (Americans with Disability Act) has been both cursed and praised as well as abused. How rights are exercised and averted can yield fairly strong emotions from both sides of the issue. But why should rights be averted or challenged is and will be a lingering question in the minds of […]
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On July 26 1990 President George H. W. Bush on the south lawn of the White House, signed into law the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), the most sweeping civil rights legislation of all time. As we approach the 20th anniversary of the signing I am not struck by the enormity of the impact on […]
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