The landmark legislation fails many modern needs in a birthplace of the disabled-rights movement.
This week marks 33 years since the Americans with Disabilities Act prohibited discrimination against people with disabilities in workplaces, schools and a host of other aspects of public life.
Tamar Michai Freeman, of Berkeley, who is quadriplegic, in Berkeley, Calif., on April 13, 2023. Freeman, who lives with a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, started using a power wheelchair and a mechanical ventilator after losing strength in her muscles. Alex Ghenis, of Oakland, who uses a wheelchair, gets in the elevator at the Downtown Berkeley BART station in Berkeley, Calif., on April 7, 2023. As a wheelchair user, Ghenis is tasked with a checklist of essential features when looking for housing, including working elevators, accessible bathrooms, automatic door openers and centralized air to assist body temperature regulation.
Keeping in line with Congress’ clear demand in 1990 that the ADA “should keep pace with the rapidly changing technology of the times,” President Joe Biden’s administration also proposed new regulations Tuesday to increase accessibility standards for state and local government websites and apps, while a bill introduced in the US Senate last year aimed to establish uniform accessibility standards for private employers and other online businesses.
Alex Ghenis wasn’t able to stick around as one of those younger disabled voices working to push for something better.
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