ATLANTA, July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Just days before the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a new statewide survey reveals that Georgians have little exposure to persons with disabilities and understanding of the daily challenges they face. According to the survey commissioned by the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD), only one-third of Georgia's general public come across or interact with persons with developmental disabilities in their everyday life (33 percent), even if they or a family member has a disability (44 percent).
As ADA Turns 20, Harris Interactive Survey Finds Lifestyle and Economic Gaps Still Remain Between Americans With and Without Disabilities
NEW YORK, July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- On the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a new survey sponsored by Kessler Foundation and National Organization on Disability (NOD) finds that most Americans with disabilities are still struggling with many of the same lifestyle and economic issues they confronted in 1990 when the ADA became federal law.
Statement of Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Thomas E. Perez at a Hearing on the Americans With Disabilities Act
WASHINGTON, July 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is the statement of Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Thomas E. Perez at a hearing on the Americans With Disabilities Act:
Good afternoon, Chairman Nadler, Ranking Member Sensenbrenner, and Members of the Subcommittee.
