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	Feature Article NCD #00-286 March 23, 2000 Contact: Mark S. Quigley 202-272-2004 202-272-2074 TTY mquigley@ncd.gov DISABILITY IS DIVERSITY by Ethel D. Briggs, Executive Director National Council on Disability July 26, 2000, marks the tenth anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Its passage helped in bringing people with disabilities into the mainstream of American life. This victory celebration is for all Americans, including people with disabilities from diverse ethnic, racial, and cultural groups. Did you know that the number of people with disabilities (53,907,000) is greater than the population of California (33,145,121)? Did you know that the number of African Americans with disabilities (7,219,000) is greater than the population of Virginia (6,872,912)? Did you know that the number of Hispanic Americans with disabilities (4,417,000) is greater than the population of South Carolina (3,885,736)? Did you know that the number of Native and Asian Pacific Americans with disabilities (1,446,000) is greater than the population of Maine (1,253,040)? Did you know that the number of children and youth with disabilities (8,473,000) is greater than the population of Georgia (7,788,240)? Did you know that the number of African-American children and youth with disabilities (1,390,000) is greater than the population of New Hampshire (1,201,134)? Did you know that the number of Hispanic-American children and youth with disabilities (868,000) is greater than the population of Delaware (753,538)? To learn more about the Americans with Disabilities Act and your rights, contact the National Council on Disability, 1331 F Street, NW, Suite 1050, Washington, DC 20004 or visit NCD's award-winning Web site (http://www.ncd.gov). NCD is an independent federal agency making recommendations to the President and Congress on public policies affecting people with disabilities. In its 1986 report Toward Independence, NCD first proposed that Congress should enact a civil rights law for people with disabilities. In 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law. NCD is currently coordinating a multi-year study on the implementation and enforcement of ADA and other civil rights laws.


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