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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is the nation’s strongest law protecting the civil rights of people with disabilities. It prohibits discrimination based on disability and guarantees equal access to public buildings and businesses. NDRN defends the ADA in Washington, DC while the Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Network enforces it in every state and territory.

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In this report, we review the progress our nation has made since the historic enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990 and call attention to disturbing national trends that threaten to distort and weaken the promise of full community integration.

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  • ADA & Civil Rights

    NDRN Joins Amicus in Voting Case

    November 13, 2017

    NDRN joined the Sixth Circuit P&A and the National American Civil Liberties Union and its state affiliates in an amicus brief in support of plaintiffs who sought to require the state to provide access to accessible online absentee balloting marking to vote privately and independently.

    Amicus Brief
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    NDRN Joins Amicus in Voting Rights Case

    September 15, 2017

    NDRN and Disability Rights Ohio joined eight other organizations including unions, homelessness organizations and voting rights organizations in an amicus brief in support of the challenge to Ohio’s voter registration list removals.

    Amicus Brief
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    The Civil Rights Division’s Comments on the “ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017” (H.R. 620)

    September 11, 2017

    The Civil Rights Division, which administers and enforces the Americans with Disabilities Act, has various concerns regarding H.R. 620.

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