In the United States of America, there are 53 million adults that live with a disability (1). Due to this circumstance it is critical for the United States to work towards a solution. The government passed an act for Americans with disabilities to have standardization in the United States to allow for quality of life (2). This introduced the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 on January 13, 1990 that was signed by President George Bush (3). The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 was the first civil rights law in the United States of America to address and standardize the needs of people with disabilities in public (3). Public services, telecommunications, and employment of disabled individuals are protected due to this law. For adjustments to the new requirements, the Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 would not come into effect for two years allowing for education (2). There had been a Rehabilitation Act in 1973 that had covered discrimination against a disabled person but did not cover the discrimination by employers. …show more content…
Title 1 will prohibit discrimination against individuals that are qualified and have disabilities. Job application, firing, hiring, advancement, job training, compensation, and employment privileges are reasons which the employer cannot discriminate. Employers with 15 or more employees are covered by the ADA (4). Title II addresses the local and state governments. Subtitle A will prohibit the discrimination of qualified individuals with disabilities for disability services, activities, and programs sanctioned by the government (5). Tittle III works with accommodations of commercial and public facilities. Discrimination is prohibited in public locations such as movie theaters, restaurants, schools, and recreation facilities, this can result in construction to accommodate ADA regulations