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Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

President George H. W. Bush signs the Americans with Disabilties Act during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House July
26, 1990. With the president are Rev. Harold Wilke, rear left, Evan Kemp, chairman of the Equal Opportunity Employment
Commission, left, Sandra Parrino, chairman of the National Council on Disability and Justin Dart, chairman of The President’s
Council on Disabilities. AP IMAGES

of the ADA, one must look at certain historical events of 1973 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
the 1970s and the disability rights movement. First and of 1974 that so strongly influenced the ADA.
Effects the ADA may have on businesses include
foremost has been the desire of individuals with disabili-
restructuring or altering the layout of a building, modify-
ties to work toward their goal of full participation in ing equipment, and removing barriers. For example, in
American society, which led to the Rehabilitation Act of September 1999, Greyhound Bus Lines of Dallas, Texas,

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