print email comment close U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features: Americans With Disabilities Act: July 26 URL: http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/011953.html Description: "On this day in 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act, guaranteeing equal opportunity for people with disabilities in public accommodations, commercial facilities, employment, transportation, state and local government services and telecommunications." The site provides a selection of statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau about the population distribution of people with a disability, the employment rate for people with disabilities, and related information. Publisher: U.S Census Bureau Extra Keywords ADA Library of Congress Subject Headings: Discrimination against people with disabilities -- Law and legislation -- United States People with disabilities -- Legal status, laws, etc. People with disabilities -- Statistics LII Database Information: Record 2324 created by Wendy Hyman on 05/30/2005 Last modification on 06/08/2008 Published: 05/30/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/2324