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Publication Date: 2020
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Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990: What Has the Blind and Low Vision Community Gained?
Enyart, Stephanie
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, v114 n1 p73-76 Jan-Feb 2020
Stephanie Enyart reflects on few key aspects of what the blind and low vision community has gained because of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Although it is true that blind people received individual accommodations before the legal requirements arose, the ADA created a duty to accommodate in many new instances and on a broader range of activities than did prior legislation. As a result, the shift from accommodation as "charity" or "good practice" to "accommodation as a legal requirement" has inspired industries to craft policies and practices that afford equity. As industry has become more inclusive, the collective awareness raised has also changed public sentiment about what it means to have a disability. Thirty years into the existence of the ADA, many of the accessibility requirements have seeped into baseline cultural expectations.
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Blindness, Visual Impairments, Program Effectiveness, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Testing Accommodations, Independent Living, Access to Information, Norms, Expectation, Civil Rights, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Americans with Disabilities Act 1990
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