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Eleanor from Connecticut

How has the ADA impacted your life regarding travel/mobility, education, employment, or any other aspect? I now have an IEP so I can get support I need to learn to read and write – finally. I have dyslexia and I am 11. I ear read and dictate. Can you share a “before and after” experience; […]

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Giselle from California

Can you share a “before and after” experience; e.g., before the ADA I couldn’t do X or was denied access to Y, and thanks to the ADA I can do Z. Thanks to the ADA I can now use technology. What advances in disability rights would you like to see in the next 30 years? […]

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Lydia from New Mexico

How has the ADA impacted your life regarding travel/mobility, education, employment, or any other aspect? The ADA has given me the freedom to go places with my disabilities and feel confident in myself to stand up to people and answer their questions. Can you share a “before and after” experience; e.g., before the ADA I […]

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Priscilla from New Jersey

How has the ADA impacted your life regarding travel/mobility, education, employment, or any other aspect? I have been blind since birth, and the Americans With Disabilities Act has really made a positive impact in my education. When I First started school as a blind student, I had access to many resources including educators that helped […]

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Pamela from North Carolina

How has the ADA impacted your life regarding travel/mobility, education, employment, or any other aspect? The ADA as a law does not go far enough to help the disabled. 1. Travel/mobility- This is an issue because many times the disabled ramps or access if farther away from the main access points. Causing people like myself […]

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Jacob from California

How has the ADA impacted your life regarding travel/mobility, education, employment, or any other aspect? ADA has allowed me to be able to go to school and receive my materials in braille. Also ADA has allowed me to have more time to complete my assignments and get them transcribed into print for my teachers. The […]

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Jordan from Pennsylvania

How has the ADA impacted your life regarding travel/mobility, education, employment, or any other aspect? If it were not for the ADA a few organizations would have gotten away with the things they were doing. Can you share a “before and after” experience; e.g., before the ADA I couldn’t do X or was denied access […]

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Edgardo from New York

How has the ADA impacted your life regarding travel/mobility, education, employment, or any other aspect? It has probably increased accessibility of websites, etc.

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Phyllis from Missouri

How has the ADA impacted your life regarding travel/mobility, education, employment, or any other aspect? It has allowed me to have reasonable accommodations in order to do my job at work as a medical records transcriptionist. The VA purchased my computer and software and a Braille Note Mpower. Can you share a “before and after” […]

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Nesma from Maryland

Can you share a “before and after” experience; e.g., before the ADA I couldn’t do X or was denied access to Y, and thanks to the ADA I can do Z. I am so thankful to the Americans with disabilities act because it allows us to do a lot more than we used to. I […]

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