You are invited to help the Alliance Center for Independence (ACI) recognize the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act!
Prior to the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990, people with disabilities experienced discrimination in areas such as employment, access to public places, voting, housing, transportation, education, recreation, health care services and obtaining services.
25 years later, we have seen much progress, many people worked hard for the passage of the ADA and ACI will celebrate along with everyone the victories in helping to assure the equality of all persons with disabilities.
However, in 2015, people with disabilities still face discrimination, and many of us are unemployed and live in poverty. Thousands still live in institutions, and many more are denied access to public places, transportation, voting and health care. We have a long way to go.
25 years later and the question still remains after all the celebrations cease…what do we need to do to make the ADA something that no longer needs to be discussed?
ACI is producing a video, ADA@25 and Beyond, that reflects on this landmark civil rights law. After all the celebrations are over, we need to remember that, despite the ADA, our work continues in 2015 and beyond. We would like to hear your thoughts on the ADA, for example:
- Is the ADA working?
- What still needs to be done?
- How do we achieve better compliance?
- Where do we go from here?
We hope that you will join us at the ACI office on Tuesday, June 9th from 12:00 to 1:00 PM to be filmed for the video. Please keep your comments to about 2 minutes.
If you are interested in being involved or have any questions, please contact Carole Tonks at ctonks@adacil.org. Inquire soon as there are limited spots available.
