Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Northwestern University Law Review
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.
First Page
217
Last Page
229
Publication Date
2008
Recommended Citation
Long, Alex B., Introducing the New and Improved Americans with Disabilities Act: Assessing the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (September 25, 2008). Northwestern University Law Review, Vol. 103, p. 217, 2008, University of Tennessee Legal Studies Research Paper No. 92, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1273922