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Category: Americans with Disabilities Act

My Experience In a Virtual “Team” Race to Celebrate the ADA 30th Anniversary

From: Visually Impaired: Now What?
Categories: Americans with Disabilities Act , Disability
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Joining the Team I love to run. In the summer I run at the high school track. The springy track surface makes the perfect running base for me. So I was excited when I found a notice on the “Daring Sisters” Facebook page recruiting for their team in a walk, run, wheelchair or bike event. … Continued

Man in suit holding small sign that says ADA Americans With Disabilities Act

How the ADA Has Affected My Life

From: Visually Impaired: Now What?
Categories: ADA , Americans with Disabilities Act , Macular Degeneration , Self-Advocacy
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At the time the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed in 1990, I recall thinking this legislation was entirely appropriate, “the right thing to do,” an expansion of equal rights. At the time, it was all theoretical for me. I didn’t have any skin in that game to speak of. Diagnosed with Vision Loss Two … Continued