The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became law in 1990. The ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the general public. The purpose of the law is to make sure that people with disabilities have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else. The ADA gives civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities similar to those provided to individuals on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, and religion. It guarantees equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities in public accommodations, employment, transportation, state and local government services, and telecommunications. The ADA is divided into five titles (or sections) that relate to different areas of public life.
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Boston, MA
02114
We are an association created to IMPROVE LIVES of individuals with disability
ACRM has a 94+ year history
We work with hospitals, universities, professional and advocacy organizations, and rehabilitation professionals GLOBALLY
We are the fastest-growing professional association in physical medicine and rehabilitation
We have 3,000+ members from more than 65 countries
We have 20+ special-interest and networking groups and steadily growing
We are interprofessional
We promote evidence-based practice and practice-based research
We are inclusive
We embrace diverse opinions and thoughts in order to get the science into practice FASTER
Philadelphia, PA
19102-3507
Launched in 2006, APHA's Get Ready campaign helps Americans prepare themselves, their families and their communities for all disasters and hazards, including pandemic flu, infectious disease, natural disasters and other emergencies.
20001-3710
FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from and mitigate all hazards.
Washington, D.C.
20472
Modest Needs' hallmark grant is our Self-Sufficiency Grant. We make Self-Sufficiency Grants in an effort to assist individuals and families who, because they are working and live just above the poverty level, are ineligible for most types of conventional social assistance but who, all the same, are living one or two lost paychecks away from the kind of financial catastrophe that eventually leads to homelessness.
New York, NY
10010