President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act 35 years ago today
Michelle Diament at Disability Scoop:
The ADA anniversary comes just weeks after President Donald Trump signed legislation approving the largest cuts in history to Medicaid, which serves as the backbone of the nation’s disability services system. At the same time, advocates note that the Trump administration is working to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, change rules related to physical accessibility and push funding cuts for some disability programs.
“These are not isolated developments,” said Katy Neas, CEO of The Arc of the United States. “Together, they show a national, coordinated pattern of erosion. Protections are being stripped. Services are being cut. And people with disabilities are being pushed back out.”
Neas, who was a young Senate staffer in 1990 and worked on the ADA, said the law was designed to prevent this scenario.
“I’ve never seen a more urgent moment than this one,” she said.
