Program on Law & Government

ADA30: Looking Back, Moving Forward

October 27, 2020 | 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Live Webinar

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), landmark legislation mandating baseline levels of access for the millions of Americans living with disabilities. Its passage culminatedÌýdecades of passionate disability rights and disability justiceÌýadvocacy. The ADA continues to inspire emerging leaders today.

The , but it could not and did not realize total inclusion. Thirty years of technological progress coincided with an expanding litany of cultural, legal, and technical challenges to access for all.

Please join the Program on Law and Government at American University Washington College of Law and event sponsor for a discussion looking back on what the ADA and its champions achieved, and forward to the challenges ahead.

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American University Washington College of Law Program on Law and Government

American University Washington College of Law Disability Rights Clinic

American University Washington College of Law Disability Law Society

American University Washington College of Law Student Bar Association

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