College of Law Faculty Scholarship

Introducing the New and Improved Americans with Disabilities Act: Assessing the ADA Amendments Act of 2008

Alex Long, University of Tennessee College of Law

Abstract

This essay summarizes the changes to the Americans with Disabilities made by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008. The Act represents the first substantive revision to the ADA since its inception and contains some dramatic changes. This essay summarizes those changes and makes some preliminary assessments as to how the new amendments are likely to alter the current interpretation of the ADA.