Now, 30 years later she shares her experiences.I am pleased to introduce Kit Aronoff as a guest blogger today. I could ask them how we should look at the ADA now, 30 years later. Call us (800) 662-7119 Fax us (919) 782-5486 Email us info@eastersealsucp.com. facebook; twitter; youtube; instagram; Easterseals UCP North Carolina & Virginia 5171 Glenwood Ave. Suite 211, Raleigh, NC 27612 | 910-347-9111 Easterseals and its affiliate organizations are … They stop asking for help. Connect with Us. Those who do know about the ADA and are acting in good faith appear lost when it comes to implementing it in real-world situations.What’s even more troubling is how many disabled people know little to nothing about the ADA. Because when the perceptions of the people with disabilities and those of the public change, so should the laws.As we remember the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, let’s look back on our triumphs and make ideas on how to push forward to support the ADA Generation: the new generation of civil rights.Moderating the Easterseals National blog has taught me that the most powerful way to communicate abo…The Americans with Disabilities Act turns 30 at the end of this month, and with that in mind, I’ve been listening to the voices and stories of people with disabilities thanks to the audio version of a 2019 book called “Each chapter features an oral historian and Justesen starts with an unapologetic and respectful description of the person — along with an explanation of where the conversation took place and a short bit of background. I was thrilled when Beth asked me to write a post for Easterseals about the ADA’s thirtieth anniversary. Each time I’m denied feels like a little chip of my self-worth is falling away.But what happens when you can’t self advocate? Until I became a guide dog handler, I hadn’t heard much about it. I requested interpreters as well as braille, and I was denied on the basis of a HIPPA violation — which was a wildly incorrect assertion.When something is inaccessible, we’re advised to “Self advocate!” I’ve spent my whole life — that’s 30 years now, remember — advocating for access to everything from the grocery store to my local synagogue. It is here where we must speak up for those who cannot do so themselves, and demand that accommodation requests be met in treatment centers and clinicians’ offices.Everyone deserves equal access to mental health treatment, regardless of disability. I tilted the handle of my dog’s working harness up slightly so the hostess could see it. Worse, they can start believing that they aren’t worth helping.The first time my husband witnessed a horrible denial of accommodations, I started sobbing uncontrollably when we got home. Employees get little to no training on the ADA, and employers seem to only know enough to avoid expensive sanctions. I mean, it is 2020, how is this not added in yet!Secondly, I would like to see more intersectionality regarding different types of disabilities like sensory and intellectual disabilities by requiring businesses to have a sensory safe environment, and having information presented in different cognitive levels, so everyone can understand the material.Thirdly, and this is a big one, I believe the ADA needs to add in a clause about hiring people with disabilities in public businesses and and seeing to it that they are paid over minimum wage. There is still discrimination in hiring and receiving accommodations at work, and only 19% of disabled people are employed, compared to 66% of nondisabled people. Ask anyone you know who is older and his been disabled for a long time, they will tell you about the “pre-ADA days” when accessible transportation, employment, housing, education and social life was difficult — or impossible — to find. Some of these include transportation, lack of medical insurance, and lack of providers with knowledge of issues that directly relate to disabilities.As a DeafBlind woman who has a diagnosis of complex post traumatic stress disorder, I struggle with an eating disorder as well as an anxiety disorder. Easterseals UCP North Carolina & Virginia.