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11 unusual facts about Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990


Delayed sleep phase disorder

According to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, "disability" is defined as a "physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities".

Four Seasons Arena

Instead, city managers said the most urgent needs at Four Seasons involved wooded dashers (waist-high walls) around the rink, a new cover for the ice (to keep it cold when not in use), portable bleachers to expand seating, upgrading and replacement of power lines and poles, a new scoreboard, and improvements to make the facility comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act.

Kickapoo State Recreation Area

High Lake Trail also has a 0.2-mile portion which is ADA accessible.

Lex Frieden

Frieden was one of the major figures behind the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Newton Hills State Park

The cabins are ADA accessible and are equipped with heating, air conditioning and furnishings.

Oklahoma State University–Oklahoma City

OSU-OKC claims to be committed to providing educational opportunities and support services to students with disabilities based upon the documentation of a disability covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008.

Phoenix Symphony Hall

Reconfigured main-floor cross aisles, additional elevators and a new wheelchair seating section, greatly improve accessibility for patrons with disabilities and updates compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Rachael Scdoris

In 2003, the Iditarod Trail Committee approved her request under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 for special accommodations to compete in the much longer and more rigorous Iditarod.

Susan Audé

Audé entered the news business 12 years before the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Washington State Route 22

Other improvements included installing new sidewalks with ADA-compliant curbs and access ramps, as well as adding turn lanes to side roads.

Wells High School

The entire building will be brought up to current A.D.A. and life safety code standards.


ADA Amendments Act of 2008

Passed on September 17, 2008, and signed into law by President George W. Bush on September 25, 2008, the ADAAA was a response to a number of decisions by the Supreme Court that had interpreted the original text of the ADA.

Justin Whitlock Dart, Jr.

He helped to pass the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 co-founded the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), and is regarded as the "Godfather of the ADA."

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), MARTA provides Mobility for those persons defined as disabled by the ADA.

The Law Offices of Sam Bernstein

The suit claimed that the plan by the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) to install roundabouts at three different West Bloomfield, Michigan intersections didn't comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and prevented disabled pedestrians from being able to move freely throughout the area.