AGING AND THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

COURTESY OF ADA NATIONAL NETWORK

As people get older, many start to develop problems with hearing, seeing, or getting around. Others experience chronic illnesses like hypertension, diabetes, arthritis, or memory loss. People may have disabilities under the definition in the ADA when age-related

changes in function make it more difficult to get around at home, participate in their community, or go to work. The ADA is a civil rights law. It was designed to make sure that people with disabilities have equal access to work, education, and their community.