ADA Amendments
Go into Effect January 1, 2009
[Posted 09/26/2008]
Now
that President Bush has signed the ADA Amendments
Act into law, the new regulations will become
effective January 1, 2009. The ADA Amendments Act
leaves the current definition of “disability”
unchanged and clarifies definitions of
“substantially limits” and “major live activity.”
These new regulations will, according to Congress,
restore the original promise of the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA). Both the House and Senate
passed the ADA Amendments Act unanimously. The
original ADA became law in 1990 and represented a
wide-range of civil rights legislation prohibiting
discrimination based on a citizen’s disability.
Related Links:
Department of Justice ADA Website
ADA Best Practices Tool Kit
Thompson News Article
PlanSponosr News Article
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