Congress Weighs Changes to ADA
February 12, 2018
By: Michelle R. Davis
Source: Disability Scoop
Disability advocacy groups are rallying to fight against legislation they say would undermine longstanding accessibility protections in the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The ADA Education and Reform Act, or H.R.620, is slated to come up for a full vote in the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday or Thursday. But detractors say the bill would gut the part of the landmark ADA law which requires public businesses to make accommodations allowing for ease of entry for people with disabilities.
This bill would “eviscerate access rights,” said Jennifer Mathis, director of policy and legal advocacy at the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law. “It’s the equivalent of putting a sign on the door saying ‘People with disabilities not welcome.’”