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ADA Affected Population

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Affected Populations The ADA affects a wide variety of people and it is intended to protect those who have a physical or mental impairment and are limited by one or more life activity. Examples of life activities include basic functioning, personal care, walking, moving, seeing, speaking, or hearing (Bruckman et al., 1998). In addition to people with disabilities also affected are public and private businesses, employers, government and state ran programs, construction companies, transportation, and communities as a whole (Bruckman et al., 1998). The positive effects of the ADA for people with disabilities includes giving them an even playing field. People with disabilities are now able to enter into businesses and purchase goods for themselves,
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