Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

“Crip Camp”: When Disability Rights Became Civil Rights

Katherine Bouton Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Healthy Hearing

Last July I wrote about the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, signed into law by President George Bush in July 1990. I wrote about how dramatically it changed life for people with disabilities, and how fortunate I felt to be a beneficiary of this act. My post was called What the ADA … Continue reading “Crip Camp”: When Disability Rights Became Civil Rights

What the ADA Means to Me

Katherine Bouton #HLAA., Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), CART captioning, Hearing Loss Association of America

30 years ago this week, George H. W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act, which had been passed by a bipartisan Congress. Change for people with visible disabilities came quickly. Curb cuts became the norm, and allowed people in wheelchairs to cross the street. Wheelchair ramps aided not just wheelchair users but people with … Continue reading What the ADA Means to Me

I Have a Disability. How About You?

Katherine Bouton #HLAA., Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), hearing loss, Hearing Loss as a Disability, Smart Hearing, stigma of hearing loss

December 3rd (that’s today) is National Disability Day, a United Nations recognized event also known worldwide as the International Day of People with Disability. National Disability Day promotes education about the needs of people with disabilities as well as compassion and understanding of the challenges they face. Some disabilities are visible at a glance. People … Continue reading I Have a Disability. How About You?