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How the Americans with Disabilities Act Changed My Life

25 YEARS

Twenty-five-year-old Heather Lucas was born with Cri du Chat syndrome the same week the ADA became law.

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Twenty-five years ago this Sunday, the landmark disability rights legislation known the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law.

Following years of protests on lobbying from disability rights organizations—most notably the “crawl-in

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