Here we are again, on the verge of celebrating another year of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).  In fact it's the twentieth anniversary of the ADA.  Some of our readers with and without disabilities were not even born when the ADA passed; however, one thing is certain, there has been change.  Some believe that this law, which covered access to telecommunications, employment, transportation and public accommodations has been highly effective in changing the face of America.  The law provides for access to restaurants, movie theaters, phones, buses and trains.  Others feel that the law is a toothless tiger and can only be fixed with everyone's participation.  Here at ThisAbled, we wanted to see what some of our revered experts thought about the 20th Anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act.  Here is what they said:

When is it ok to label people with disabilities? When you are labeling everyone else of course! That is what the new National Ad campaign that promotes hiring people with disabilities is all about.

The organization Health & Disability Advocates is spearheading a collaborative of 30 states, which will launch on February 1 a national ad campaign promoting the hiring of people with disabilities. The $4 million campaign will appear on television, in print, on the Web, and on billboards through 2010. The goal of the humorous, edgy campaign is to change attitudes about hiring people with disabilities, raising awareness of the need for diversity in the workplace, and countering stereotypes about people with disabilities.