Autism

     Thanks to advocacy work, Congressional action, and landmark court cases, the scope of rights guaranteed to Americans with Autism and other disabilities has broadened considerably in recent decades. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is the most fundamental law protecting the civil rights of people with all types of disabilities, including those with Autism. The ADA provides civil rights protections to people with Autism similar to those provided to individuals on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, and religion (Autism Society, 2020). It guarantees equal opportunity for individuals with Autism in public accommodations, employment, transportation, state and local government services, and telecommunications. The ADA was signed into law on July 26, 1990, by President George H.W. Bush (Autism Society, 2020). Meeting the Letter of the Law?      The big question here is whether or not the accommodations the ADA put into place are...