Achieving the Promise of the ADA

The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law on July 26, 1990. This year is the 30th anniversary of the ADA, and ACL is co-hosting a virtual celebration with the Office of Civil Rights. This event will focus on the progress we have made during this time as well as the challenges to inclusion that remain today. 

 

Presenters: ACL Administrator Lance Robertson and OCR Director Roger Severino will be joined by Lynn Johnson, Administrator of the Administration for Children and Families; Rear Admiral Micheal Weahkee, Director of the Indian Health Service; and Calder Lynch, Director of the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services

 

Access: The event will be livestreamed, and in effort to improve the viewing experience for the deaf and hard of hearing audience, there will be a second livestream that includes American Sign Language translation in a format that is more similar to in-person events.