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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (http://www.ada.gov/pubs/ada.txt) was signed into law by President George Herbert Walker Bush on July 26, 1990. People with disabilities, their friends and family often refer to this date as “another 4th of July,” reflecting the significant impact of civil rights protections within the law.

The civil rights protections are similar to those provided on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, and religion. They guarantee equal opportunity for people with disabilities in employment, State and local government services, public accommodations, and telecommunications. The ADA has helped to break down many barriers to access, resulting in many more people with disabilities being able participate in American life, thereby contributing their individual skills and talents.

The Tennessee ADA Leadership Network represents a collaboration of consumer-based organizations and centers for independent living in Tennessee that carry out ADA implementation and enforcement strategies. The ADA network serves consumers, consumer groups, advocates, businesses, and government entities.

The Tennessee ADA Leadership Network is coordinated by the Tennessee Disability Coalition and receives substantial funding support from the Southeast Disability & Business Technical Assistance Center in Atlanta, GA. www.sedbtac.org. The Network:

• supports efforts to strengthen voluntary ADA compliance across Tennessee
• disseminates accurate , reliable information about the ADA
• disseminates ADA-related articles about national, state, and local implementation and enforcement of the ADA
• provides training and technical assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act
  offers distance education on the ADA
• makes referrals to regional and national ADA experts for specialized assistance

To work with a distinguished ADA Leadership Network to promote coalition building among business, government, education, and disability communities and develop effective solutions for the challenges in ADA compliance, visit this page.

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