July 26: The Americans with Disabilities Act Turns 36 - Endependence Center

June 22, 2026| Home Page, items of interest, News| Emily Hoapili

President George H. W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law on July 26, 1990.

Pictured: President George H.W. Bush signing the ADA on the South Lawn of the White House on July 26, 1990. From left to right: Rev. Harold Wilke; Evan Kemp, Chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; President Bush; Justin Dart, Chairman of the President’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities; Swift Parrino, Chairperson of the National Council on Disability. (White House Photograph Office, Collection GB-WHPO, WHPC-A-P14777(18))

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