The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is intended to bring an end to discrimination against individuals with disabilities in three distinct areas: employment, public services, and public accommodations. This law was enacted in 1990 and is enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Fitchburg State College stated it simply, "The ADA was established to strip away the barriers that have restricted people with disabilities from achieving their fullest potential in employment and in the community." …showed first 75 words of 1602 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1602 total…it is not a struggle to such a degree. References Fitchburg State College, Students with disabilities. Retrieved 3/18/04 from http://www.fsc.edu/disability/job_hunting/jhwd_ada_review.htm The Council for Disability Rights, The Americans with Disabilities Act: Frequently Asked Questions. Retrieved 3/17/04 from http://www.disabilityrights.org/adafaq.htm.<Tab/> Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP, (2001). The HR survival guide to labor & employment law. Ohio: The National Underwriter Company/