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On July 27: The Americans with Disabilities Act Changed Millions of Lives Forever

How the ADA Changed Millions of Lives

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On July 27: The Americans with Disabilities Act Changed Millions of Lives Forever

We seldom consider that smooth sidewalk ramps or pushing an automatic door button at our neighbourhood supermarket are actually civil rights achievements. Without landmark legislation, we would just have these things. George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act on July 27, 1990, making it a right for disabled people to be independent. The law, based on the US National Archives' documents, gave major civil rights protections to countless Americans.

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