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Congress restores the Americans With Disabilities Act to its original intent.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19564215     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) was created to prohibit discrimination based on disability. Although many individuals filed claims alleging discrimination in the workplace based on disability, the federal courts, led by the U.S. Supreme Court, adopted an increasingly constricted interpretation of key provisions of the ADA. As a result, many individuals with serious impairments were found by the courts to not be disabled. In 2008 Congress overturned these court decisions by enacting the ADA Amendments Act. These amendments overrule several decisions by the United States Supreme Court that narrowed the applicability of the ADA, and they restore the ADA to its original intent.
Authors:
John Petrila
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)     Volume:  60     ISSN:  1557-9700     ISO Abbreviation:  Psychiatr Serv     Publication Date:  2009 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-06-30     Completed Date:  2009-09-23     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9502838     Medline TA:  Psychiatr Serv     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  878-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, 13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL 33612, USA. petrila@fmhi.usf.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Activities of Daily Living / classification
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / diagnosis,  rehabilitation
Cerebral Palsy / diagnosis,  rehabilitation
Depressive Disorder, Major / diagnosis,  rehabilitation
Disability Evaluation*
Disabled Persons / legislation & jurisprudence*
Employment / legislation & jurisprudence*
Eyeglasses
Humans
Prejudice*
Rehabilitation, Vocational*
Supreme Court Decisions
United States
Vision Disorders / diagnosis,  rehabilitation

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