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Labor/Employment,
Government,
Administrative/Regulatory

Aug. 5, 2020

The Americans With Disabilities Act at 30

The evolution of disability access in the United States under 30 years of Title III of the ADA.

Kristina M. Launey

Managing Partner, Sacramento
Seyfarth Shaw LLP

400 Capitol Mall #2350
Sacramento , CA 95814

Phone: (916) 448-0159

Email: klauney@seyfarth.com

Kristina is in the firm's Labor and Employment Department.

Thirty years ago, on July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law. He stated: "Three weeks ago we celebrated our nation's Independence Day. Today we're here to rejoice in and celebrate another 'independence day,' one that is long overdue. With today's signing of the landmark Americans for Disabilities Act, every man, woman, and child with a disability can now pass through once-closed doors into a bright new era of equal...

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