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Signing of the ADA

In the 1990, The Ada / Americas disabilities at is the first comprehensive civil right law addressing the needs of people with disabilities, prohibiting discrimination in employment and public service act. The EEOC was given authority for title 1 of the act, employment discrimination provision. Congress stayed that title 1 would take effect for two years in order to have the commission time to develop regulations and technical assistance, time to comprehensive public education programs on new disability law. Comprehensive regulations and an interpretive appendix were given on July 1991. Between 1993 and 1999 the EEOC issued eight enforcement guidance which have provided interpretations on vital ADA issues.

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