Bush Signs Disabilities Act Amendment Into Law
By AmyT from Living Life with Diabetes
September 25, 2008
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Late-breaking news: President Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADA-AA) into law today. The American Diabetes Association and a whole host of other patient and advocacy organizations are dancing in the streets! Or at least, …
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Add your commentThis is long overdue. It should have done decades ago.
I just hope that if one of us diabetics has to use it against our employers to protect ourselves in our workplaces, that we are not further looked upon as being whiners.
This is great news. I am interested to see if it has effects in the transportation industry…Many people in Il are prevented from obtaining passenger and other licensing for transportation currently if they are insulin dependant-if they take pill form meds to treat they are ok. I would like to see them make some changes for those who are using injections.
Dawn
This is big. A real help for alot of people.
Yeah! Finally, something he can be proud of. This is a great relief to many of us who face work situations that are not right. I am so happy for this.