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The ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–325, ADAAA) is an Act of Congress, effective January 1, 2009, that amended the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and other disability nondiscrimination laws at the Federal level of the United States.
Under Title III of the ADA, all new construction (construction, modification or alterations) after the effective date of the ADA (approximately July 1992) must be fully compliant with the Americans With Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) [13] found in the Code of Federal Regulations at 28 C.F.R., Part 36, Appendix A.
Since Washington, D.C., is a semi-autonomous non-state, Congress has jurisdiction over the city and passed the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996. Title I amended the D.C. School Reform Act in 1995, making charter schools part of the public-education system in Washington. [1]
1975 – The American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities was founded in Washington, D.C.. It became the leading national cross-disability rights organization of the 1970s. [3] 1975 – The Association of Persons with Severe Handicaps (TASH) was founded by special education professionals in response to PARC v.
From schools being integrated to the Montgomery Bus Boycott, from Greensboro sit-ins to marches on Washington, equal rights for all was a prevalent ideal. President John F. Kennedy showed interest in cognitive impairment studies [ 5 ] and President Lyndon Johnson used Federal funds to increase research on "at-risk" youth.
The governor approved the bill over objections raised by Mayor Adams about the costs associated with limiting the number of students per classroom.
Amended the Higher Education Act to modify the rules of the Federal Family Education Loan Program in regard to foreign medical schools. Pub. L. 108–98 (text) 2003 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004: Included the D.C. School Choice Incentive Act of 2003 that supported private schools in Washington D.C. Pub. L. 108–199 (text) 2004
In 2023, Washington had the fourth largest homeless population among the states with more than 28,000 homeless residents, according to federally mandated counts.