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Americans with Disabilities Act ('ADA'
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The ADA: More Than An Employment Statute.
July 26, 2000, marked the tenth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") of 1990, which was enacted to recognize and protect the civil rights of people with disabilities. To commemorate the tenth anniversary of the ADA the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") issued on July 27, 2000, two major guidances and a status report addressing genetic discrimination in the federal workplace, disability-related inquiries and medical exams, and EEOC enforcement of the ADA's employment provisions. These documents deal with employment related issues under Title I of the ADA, which tends to receive the most attention in our legal system and by the general public. Indeed, many people view the ADA as an employment statute.
However, the ADA is much more comprehensive in its scope, including addressing physical access for the disabled to public programs and activities, such as state and local government a...See the full content of this document
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