Centering Disability Rights in US Tech Policy 35 Years After ADA

This weekend, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) turns 35. Signed into law on July 26, 1990, the law provides broad anti-discrimination protections for people with disabilities in the US, and has impacted how people with disabilities interact with various technologies. To discuss how the law has aged and what the fight for equity and inclusion looks like going forward, Tech Policy Press fellow Ariana Aboulafia spoke with three leaders working at the intersection of disability and technology:

• Maitreya Shah is the tech policy director at the American Association of People with Disabilities.
• Blake Reid is a professor at the University of Colorado.
• Cynthia Bennett is a senior research scientist at Google.