Americans with Disabilities Act 25th Anniversary Timeline - Disability & Employment

Americans with Disabilities Act

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7/26/1990

President George H. W. Bush signs the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law. Modeled on the Civil Rights Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the ADA stems from collective efforts by advocates in the preceding decades and is the most comprehensive disability rights legislation in history. Its employment provisions prohibit discrimination in job application procedures, hiring, advancement and termination and provide for equal access to workers’ compensation; job training; and other terms, conditions and privileges of employment.

President George H.W. Bush signs the Americans with Disabilities Act, July 26, 1990. — National Archives