Americans With Disabilities
It affects access to employment; state and local government programs and services; access to places of public accommodation such as businesses, transportation, and non-profit service providers; and telecommunications. .Were the benefits gained from implementing this policy worth the costs? Explain. Ten years after the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990, this landmark federal law has proved a remarkable success, defying the gloom and doom predictions of many members of Congress that the law, designed to open up American society to its 54 million citizens with disabilities, would bankrupt the economy. The ADA has profoundly changed how society views and accommodates its citizens with disabilities. Universal design -- the practice