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Title III: Americans with Disabilities Act

TITLE III, AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA): A SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY ANALYSIS

The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law by President George Bush on 26 July 1990 (Public Law 101-336: The Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, 104 STAT. 327, 42 USC 12101). This research presents a social welfare policy analysis of the ADA. The results of this analysis are presented within the contexts of (1) government's legal responsibilities for social welfare, (2) government's conceptual orientation to social welfare, (3) obstacles and constraints to governmental intervention, (4) catalysts for governmental intervention, (5) specific needs identified by government, (6) goals and strategies, (7) program description, and (8) evaluation.

Government's Legal Responsibilities For Social Welfare

Title III of the ADA is concerned specifically with the physical access of handicapped persons to buildings and other facilities (Lofton, Judice, & Cook, 1993, pp. 94-115). The first legislation prohibiting discrimination against persons with a physical handicap was enacted in 1948 to protect returning veterans from the Second World War who sought employment in the federal Civil Service (Evolution, 1989, p. 290). The meaning of discrimination in relation to physical disabilities was expanded in 1968 with the enactment of the Architectural Barriers Act. This Act mandated that all building construction that was federally-funded and all buildings leased by the federal government be accessible to the physically handicapped (Lofton, Judice, & Cook, 1993, pp. 94-115).

Government's Conceptual Orientation to Social Welfare

The ADA was enacted to prohibit discrimination against persons with all types of handicaps (Newburger, 1994, p. 181). Because physical as well as psychological barriers are involved, the scope of the ADA is much broader than the Civil Rights Act. The public accommodations section of the ADA goes well beyon...

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