The Americans with Disabilities Act became law 35 five years ago. At the signing ceremony President George H.W. Bush thanked the bill’s champions, acknowledging the 43 million Americans with disabilities. That was in 1990. Today, the number of Americans with disabilities is more than 70 million. The ADA is a civil rights and equal access law. CPR’s Stephanie Wolf reached out to Coloradans with disabilities to ask what the ADA means to them. Seeds for the law were planted in our state. And she found the 35th anniversary isn’t necessarily a reason for total celebration.
