In 2020, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) turned 30 years old. Post-Polio Health International asked Karen to contribute her reflections on the anniversary of this legislation passing.
~ Karen ~
The future of the ADA depends on all of us. Right now, we need our collective voices to tell more of the truth about how far we’ve come and what still needs to be done. That means we have to be able to see what the ADA has actually meant for disabled people in their complicated everyday lives. Personally, I’m weary, and I’m hopeful. It makes sense that my feelings about the 30th anniversary of the ADA are mixed; for me, the ADA has been a mixed bag.
You can read the full article here.
~ Karen ~
The future of the ADA depends on all of us. Right now, we need our collective voices to tell more of the truth about how far we’ve come and what still needs to be done. That means we have to be able to see what the ADA has actually meant for disabled people in their complicated everyday lives. Personally, I’m weary, and I’m hopeful. It makes sense that my feelings about the 30th anniversary of the ADA are mixed; for me, the ADA has been a mixed bag.
You can read the full article here.
[image description: Karen in front of Violet Hall at Northeast Missouri State University, now Truman State University, pictured on a flyer for a new program at the university that Karen proposed and advocated for and that was designed to support university students with disabilities, c. 1990]
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