How has the ADA Changed Life for Disabled?

HR Magazine, the official publication of the Society for Human Resource Management has published a thought provoking piece this month on the effects (or lack of) the ADA has had since its inception, based on a November 2000 report by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights in Washington, D.C..The bottom line: the disabled believe the ADA has improved their level of participation in mainstream American society but that individuals with disabilities continue to face discrimination and barriers that prevent them from fully participating in employment. There are an estimated 54 million people with dis...