It is fair to say that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), introduced in 1990, helped to set the bar and expectations for rights based accessibility to public services and buildings. It had impacts both within the United States but also internationally and went on to influence if not establish threshold accessibility requirements for digital services - websites, software and other technologies.
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Julia Métraux's article reflects on how the changes were depicted by the media. on how they might have been better handled and the desirability of more having empathetic discourse surrounding the basic need for more accommodating changes in the world.
“Media Portrayals of the Americans with Disabilities Act” by Julia Métraux.
