This means that the ADA — the Americans With Disabilities Act, which was passed in 1990 under President George H.W. 620 is posited as legislation that would prevent frivolous lawsuits against business by removing incentives to comply with accessibility laws. But in actuality, the new bill could potentially strip away access to a number of Americans living with disabilities. 620 belie either a fundamental misunderstanding or willful misrepresentation of both the ADA and the bill aiming to gut it. In a nutshell, the ADA protects the rights of disabled individuals to participate in public life and access government services.

Source: Huffington Post February 22, 2018 19:41 UTC