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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is the nation’s strongest law protecting the civil rights of people with disabilities. It prohibits discrimination based on disability and guarantees equal access to public buildings and businesses. NDRN defends the ADA in Washington, DC while the Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Network enforces it in every state and territory.

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In this report, we review the progress our nation has made since the historic enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990 and call attention to disturbing national trends that threaten to distort and weaken the promise of full community integration.

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    NDRN Comments on Public Protest Limits

    October 15, 2018

    NDRN comments expressing concerns with the proposed rulemaking to revise the National Park Service’s protest permitting process regarding demonstrations at the National Mall, Memorial Parks, and President’s Park.

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    NDRN Comments concerning access for service and emotional support animals to planes

    August 9, 2018

    NDRN comments to the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published by the Department of Transportation concerning access for service animals, including emotional support animals, under the Air Carrier Access Act.

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    NDRN Joins Amicus in Discrimination Case

    July 31, 2018

    NDRN joined the ACLU in an amicus brief in Matter of Lacee L. v. Administration for Children’s Services, in the New York Court of Appeals, New York’s highest court, on behalf of a mother with an intellectual disability whose child was removed in a neglect proceeding.

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