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CAREERS & the disABLED Magazine, established in 1986, is the nation's first and only career-guidance and recruitment magazine for people with disabilities who are at undergraduate, graduate, or professional levels. Each issue features a special Braille section.

CAREERS & the disABLED has won many awards, including several media "Award of Excellence" acknowledgments from the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities.

This magazine reaches people with disabilities nationwide at their home addresses, colleges and universities, and chapters of student and professional organizations through a paid subscription.


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 CELEBRATING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

 
July 26, 2015 marks the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Celebrations of the signing of the ADA by President George H.W. Bush on July 26, 1990 are taking place across the nation.
 
The ADA and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) give civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities similar to those provided to individuals on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, and religion. The ADA and ADAAA also assure equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities for access to businesses, employment, transportation, state and local government programs and services, and telecommunications.
 
To celebrate this milestone, the ADA National Network and its ten regional ADA centers across the United States offer an ADA Anniversary Tool Kit for use by the public and the media through the ADA Anniversary website (ADAanniversary.org).
 
The ADA Anniversary Tool Kit contains:
•ADA25 Pledge & Proclamations
•Publications - ADA, including background and history on the ADA; disability statistics; information about the Supreme Court Olmstead Decision prohibiting the unnecessary institutionalization of persons with disabilities.
•Videos - ADA
•Resources - ADA
•Training - ADA
•Media Kit for ADA Anniversary, including tips on writing a news release, social media posts; email signatures; e- Postcards; stickers template; web badges; and more downloads for the ADA25 Pledge On! initiative.
 
“Since 1991, the ten regional ADA Centers in the ADA National Network have worked to change the landscape for individuals with disabilities by providing free, confidential and accurate information, resources and training to businesses, employers, and state and local governments on their responsibilities under the ADA,” says Pamela Williamson, director of the Southeast ADA Center. “The ADA Centers also provide free and confidential answers to questions asked by people with disabilities, their families and other advocates, as well as veterans living across the United States.
 
The ADA National Network is also sponsoring the ADA Legacy Tour and partner with the ADA Legacy Project to promote the theme ”Disability Rights are Civil Rights.” For more information and the current schedule of the tour, visit adalegacy.com/ada25/ada-legacy-tour. 
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