Potential Changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act

Today we have a few articles for you, all related to the Bill working its way through Congress proposing changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act. So far, this Bill has passed the House and has been received by the Senate, but not acted on there yet. You can follow its progress on Congress’s website (link).

Other articles discussing the bill are linked to below.

Congress Weighs Changes to ADA, from disabilityscoop.com.

House passes changes to Americans with Disabilities Act over activists’ objections, from The Washington Post.

House votes to add requirements for Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuits, from The Hill.

Myths and Truths about the ADA Education and Reform Act, from the ACLU.

(Thanks to Executive Committee members Terisa Page and Juhi Aggarwal for this info!)