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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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The Americans with Disabilities Act at 25

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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    PandA Pod: Now With More Interviews

    August 30, 2023

    In an episode inspired by the pending SCOTUS case Acheson v Laufer, the gang talk to a wide variety of people about what the case means and the state of traveling for people with disabilities.

    Podcast
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    Amicus Brief Filed in U.S. Supreme Court Case Emphasizes Importance of Testers to ADA Enforcement

    August 10, 2023

    Eighteen leading disability advocacy organizations have filed a “friend-of-the-court” brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Acheson Hotels v. Laufer.

    Press Release
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    Statement On Recent Supreme Court Rulings

    June 30, 2023

    The recent rulings by the Supreme Court have advanced some of our causes, but unfortunately have set too many others back. As proud advocates for the disability community we focus on inclusion and autonomy of decision making, but this term of the Court failed to live up to those…

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