Americans with Disabilities Act  

United States. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

People with disabilities

Disability studies

People with disabilities

Children with disabilities

Disabled veterans

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 U.S. Census

Americans with Disabilities

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

"1990 U.S. law that prohibits discrimination against people with mental or physical disabilities…Under the ADA, companies must make 'reasonable accommodations' to provide the disabled with equal access to services and opportunities as long as such accommodations do not cause 'undue hardship'."  Encyclopedia of Social Issues

· Does the ADA secure the civil rights of people with disabilities?

· Have employment opportunities (for the disabled) improved since the passage of the ADA?

· Did Congress design the ADA to protect a small number of individuals with severe disabilities or those of the public whose minor disabilities could easily be corrected?

· Has the ADA increased the number of discrimination claims filed?

· Should disabled people who rely on Medicaid lose that insurance when they have full-time employment?

· Do ADA provisions on mental health restrict employers in the hiring of capable and reliable workers?

· Does the ADA force business to hire unqualified people?

· What are "reasonable accommodations"?

· Should former substance abusers be covered by the ADA?

· Is ADA compliance too expensive? Does the act impose unreasonable burdens on business?

· Should schools mainstream students with disabilities?

· Discuss new technology that will make a difference for people with disabilities like gyroscopic wheelchairs, the Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility Project, Dean Kamen's prosthetic arm, etc.

Opposing Viewpoints: Work; America’s Victims (also in the Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center Database)

Disability Statistics Center: http://dsc.ucsf.edu/main.php

Facts and Features: U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2003/cb03ff-10.html

Statistical Abstract of the United States (also at the Reference Desk)

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Eventually, all students have to learn to properly cite their sources for their research. Some classes require MLA style, while others use APA. This page will give you pointers as well as help in creating those "Works Cited" or "References" pages. Remember you can always contact us, if it gets confusing (and it usually does!)