On July 26, 1990, President George HW Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law. The law prohibits discrimination in employment, services, state programs, government programs, and state and government services. The ADA is an equal opportunity law for people with disabilities.

• The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, state and local government, public accommodations, commercial facilities, transportation, and telecommunications.
• The ADA prohibits private employers, state and local governments, employment agencies, and labor unions from discriminating against qualified individuals with disabilities in: job application procedures, hiring, firing, advancement, compensation, job training, and other terms, conditions and privileges of employment.
• An individual with a disability is a person who has a record of or is regarded as having a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.