Feeling Your Pain
October, 2000
Adecade ago, Congress passed the Americans With Disabilities Act. The law has helped thousands of disabled people live better lives, especially in the areas of housing and employment. Some studies showed that before the ADA, more than 70 percent of the disabled were unemployed.At the same time, the ADA has produced its share of tragicomedy. Before the U.S. Supreme Court narrowed the law this past November, workers who had been dismissed or turned down for jobs and who had poor vision or high blo...
