Question 8 • RKAA- Second Semester Civics and Citizenship 0.5 New
Read the text from the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which was signed into law in 1990.[H]istorically, society has tended to isolate and segregate [separate] individuals with disabilities, and, despite some improvements, such forms of discrimination against individuals with disabilities continue to be a serious and pervasive [widespread] social problem; [D]iscrimination against individuals with disabilities persists [continues] in such critical areas as employment, housing, public accommodations, education, transportation, communication, recreation, institutionalization [being placed in a government facility], health services, voting, and access to public services.-Americans with Disabilities Act
Answer
A
to explain to people with disabilities what changes they could expect from the law
B
to convince world leaders of the importance of advocacy for people with disabilities
C
to give businesses guidance for what they would need to do to accommodate everyone
D
to show that lawmakers are aware of the problems that people with disabilities can face