ADA Informative Essay People with disabilities have had to fight for their rights through protests because they were treated poorly and sent to places like almshouses and asylums. In the article “Disability History: Early shifting attitudes of treatment “by National Park Service” it states “The superintendents of the Johnson County Poor Farm and Asylum, which opened in 1855, argued that it offered good work and living situations but it was overcrowded and dirty.” People with disabilities were forced to live in places that were dirty and overcrowded. This is extremely harmful for everyone, but especially for a group of people who can't take care of themselves. Those with disabilities in these environments become worse because their needs are
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In the article “the 1977 disability rights protest that broke records and changed laws, The Americans with Disabilities Act Is a federal, civil rights law that prevents discrimination against people with disabilities. The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability. They made these changes so people with disabilities could do normal things and go into buildings and do things in the public. In the article “the 1977 disability rights protest that broke records and changed laws, As a result of ADA mandates, designated disability parking spaces have become a standard feature of parking lots and garages. Due to all these improvements, it's common to encounter people using electric and manual wheelchairs, crutches, white canes, service animals or prosthetic devices on sidewalks and in parking lots, at malls and shopping centers, in airports and train stations, in stadiums and theaters, in parks and playgrounds, and at most other public places. The ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in many areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and many public and private places that are open to the general public. The ADA helped many disabled people by making any government funded place, add accommodations for disabled
In the article “the 1977 disability rights protest that broke records and changed laws, The Americans with Disabilities Act Is a federal, civil rights law that prevents discrimination against people with disabilities. The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability. They made these changes so people with disabilities could do normal things and go into buildings and do things in the public. In the article “the 1977 disability rights protest that broke records and changed laws, As a result of ADA mandates, designated disability parking spaces have become a standard feature of parking lots and garages. Due to all these improvements, it's common to encounter people using electric and manual wheelchairs, crutches, white canes, service animals or prosthetic devices on sidewalks and in parking lots, at malls and shopping centers, in airports and train stations, in stadiums and theaters, in parks and playgrounds, and at most other public places. The ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in many areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and many public and private places that are open to the general public. The ADA helped many disabled people by making any government funded place, add accommodations for disabled