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Equality of Opportunity: The Making of the Americans with Disabilities Act
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Young, Jonathan M. – National Council on Disability, 2010
In this paper the author offers a reprint of "Equality of Opportunity: The Making of the Americans with Disabilities Act" (July 26, 1997). This personal story is part and parcel of the ADA's (Americans with Disabilities Act) significance in the society. The ADA is a nondiscrimination law. It is a clarion call for transforming attitudes…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Advocacy