ADA Turns 25
Susan Dooha, executive director of the Center for the Independence of the Disabled, New York (CIDNY), and Lennard Davis, distinguished professor of Liberal Arts in the departments of disability studies and English at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the author of Enabling Acts: The Hidden Story of How the Americans with Disabilities Act Gave the Largest US Minority Its Rights (Beacon Press, 2015), talk about the act’s history, achievements and the barriers that remain for the disabled.
.@lendavis says the first mention of disability rights was in The Rehab Act of 1973: a "tweet-length squib" that nobody really noticed.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) July 22, 2015
How do you see the Americans with Disabilities Act impacting your life/the lives around you? 212-433-9692. #ADA25
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) July 22, 2015
#CIDNY Exec Dir Susan Dooha on triumphs of #ADA: -expanded subway access -disaster response -accessible theaters for ppl who are deaf +more
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) July 22, 2015
…but #CIDNY Exec Dir Dooha also points to challenges ahead: people with disabilities are less likely to be employed or get ed credentials.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) July 22, 2015
"The disabled are the largest minority group -- and the largest minority group is basically unemployed." - @LenDavis, to @BrianLehrer #ADA25
— Josh Weinberger (@kitson) July 22, 2015
.@lendavis says disability benefits reform is needed. As of now, it's hard for ppl with disabilities to work b/c they’ll lose benefits.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) July 22, 2015
The relationship btwn police + PWD is very poor, esp for ppl in deaf community + those with mental health issues says #CIDNY's Susan Dooha.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) July 22, 2015
