News Flash: ADA Amendments Signed into Law

Today (September 25, 2008) President Bush signed into law amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) designed to counteract certain Supreme Court decisions and make it easier for people with disabilities to pursue claims under the ADA.

The American Association of People with Disabilities “hail[ed] this monumental event as a civil rights landmark that brought together the disability and business communities to work on this historic bipartisan legislation.”

George’s Employment Blawg first covered this issue in January of this year. George also has a three-part series on the amendments to educate employers and employees about how the amendments have changed the ADA.

Stay tuned for more updates to this series. Several more important changes remain to be discussed.

Oh yeah, the photo’s not of this particular bill signing. We’re improving our coverage and timeliness, but can’t send our own photographers to the White House — and wouldn’t rip off a MSM (mainstream media) photographer’s copyrighted work.

Photo credit: jurvetsonvia flickr