The ADA in Turmoil: Judicial Dissonance, The Supreme Court\u27s Response, and the Future of Disability Discrimination Law

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 1 was enacted in 1990 with considerable fanfare and support. A broad-based coalition of supporters testified in favor of the legislation before committee hearings 2 and both houses of Congress passed the legislation by wide margins. 3 President George Bush, in signing the ADA into law, described the new statute as an historic opportunity 4 representing the full flowering of our democratic principles.