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  2. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - Wikipedia

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    The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 or ADA (42 U.S.C. § 12101) is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability. It affords similar protections against discrimination to Americans with disabilities as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 , [ 1 ] which made discrimination based on race , religion , sex , national origin ...

  3. ADA Amendments Act of 2008 - Wikipedia

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    Disability. The ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–325, ADAAA) is an Act of Congress, effective January 1, 2009, that amended the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and other disability nondiscrimination laws at the Federal level of the United States. [1]

  4. Disability Rights: History, Legislation, and Progress - WebMD

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    The Americans with Disabilities Act. In the 1980s, disability activists began to advocate for disability rights protections to be encompassed under one civil rights statute. In 1990, Congress ...

  5. Timeline of disability rights in the United States - Wikipedia

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    After the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the ABA broadened the Commission's mission to serve all persons with disabilities and changed its name to the Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law (CMPDL). In 2011, in order to better reflect the Commission's focus on both disability law and the rights of lawyers and ...

  6. Is Alcoholism a Disability? Here's What the ADA and SSA Say

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    The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal civil rights law prohibiting discrimination against people with disabilities. Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is considered a disability under the ...

  7. Is Crohn’s Covered Under the Americans with Disabilities Act?

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    Statistics on Crohn’s and work. According to a 2020 study, people with Crohn’s disease miss around 9.36 workdays a year due to “medical-related absenteeism.”. Medical-related absenteeism ...

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