ADA Amendments Act Makes Definition of Disablity Clearer

Some new legislation involving the disabled community will take effect soon.

 

The ADA Amendments ACT was signed near the end of September and will go into full effect in January.  The new act will give employers and owners a more concise definition of what a disability is so they can operate accordingly.

Mike Zellie is the director of the Disability Network in Flint

“People were caught in this terrible catch 22 whether they’re not disabled enough or they were too disabled to have protection for employment of a particular job so it was just bad, it was bad case law, bad interpretation.  And the ADA turned it to a clearer definition of what a disability is.”

Zellie also says this new act allows employers to look at disabled person’s abilities and their disability.