Often times there is discrimination of a qualified individual because of his or her disability. It prohibits that person from receiving equal opportunity and treatment in the job field. The ADA states that all state, government and local employers must treat all qualified individuals equally. In the 1970’s, people with disabilities and parents of children with disabilities started to challenge their communities’ rules and regulations that prohibited them from being included in things that naturally people with disabilities were excluded from. The process all started with the accommodation of people with disabilities to be able to live in the community and not institutionalized. Many of thousands of people fought for such law in order to create equality. Similar to this act, Section 504 of the Rehab act also fought for equality for people with disabilities. This act states “no otherwise qualified
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Hubert Humphry once stated “the time has come to firmly establish the right of disabled Americans to dignity and self-respect as equal and contributing members of society and to end the virtual isolation of millions of children and adults.” (Cone) After this act was passed, the government had to define what a person with disabilities consisted of. There was a lot of confusion and sensitivity among defining what was discrimination and what was not. The act defined a disabled person “as persons with a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities.” (hhs.gov) The ADA focused on four main subjects that would improve equality among the disabled. One main person that had an impact in the ADA passing is George H. W. Bush, who signed the four title of the ADA act on July 26, 1990. He once said that “the meaning towards allowing people with disabilities to achieve their priority, namely the independence necessary to achieve control over their own lives and integrations into the main stream of American life” (George H. W.
Hubert Humphry once stated “the time has come to firmly establish the right of disabled Americans to dignity and self-respect as equal and contributing members of society and to end the virtual isolation of millions of children and adults.” (Cone) After this act was passed, the government had to define what a person with disabilities consisted of. There was a lot of confusion and sensitivity among defining what was discrimination and what was not. The act defined a disabled person “as persons with a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities.” (hhs.gov) The ADA focused on four main subjects that would improve equality among the disabled. One main person that had an impact in the ADA passing is George H. W. Bush, who signed the four title of the ADA act on July 26, 1990. He once said that “the meaning towards allowing people with disabilities to achieve their priority, namely the independence necessary to achieve control over their own lives and integrations into the main stream of American life” (George H. W.