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

Transportation as an Employment Support

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1983

Across the nation, disability advocates draw attention to the importance of transportation as a critical link to employment as well as education, recreation and all other aspects of community life. A leading player in this movement is ADAPT (originally American Disabled for Accessible Public Transit), a grassroots activist organization that takes action in cities across the United States to bring attention to barriers to transportation, with a focus on the need for lifts on buses.

ADAPT protests Greyhound, c. 1980s. — DisabilityRights.org