Links to National Council on Disability's ADA Briefs

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ADA policy Brief No. 1: Introductory Paper: The Americans with Disabilities Act. A link to the paper and its introduction.

ADA policy Brief No. 2: A Carefully Constructed Law. A link to the paper and its introduction.

ADA policy Brief No. 3: Significance of the ADA Finding That Some 43 Million Americans Have Disabilities. A link to the paper and its introduction.

ADA policy Brief No. 4: Broad or Narrow Construction of the ADA. A link to the paper and its introduction.

ADA policy Brief No. 5: Righting the ADA Policy - Negative Media Portrayals of the ADA. A link to the paper and its introduction.

ADA policy Brief No. 6: Defining "Disability" in a Civil Rights Context: The Courts' Focus on Extent of Limitations as Opposed to Fair Treatment and Equal Opportunity. A link to the paper and its introduction.

ADA policy brief No. 7: The Impact of the Supreme Court's ADA Decisions on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities. The link to the paper and its introduction.

ADA policy brief No. 8: The Americans with Disabilities Act: The Implications of the Supreme Court’s Decision in Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama v. Garrett. The link to the paper and its synopsis.

ADA policy brief No. 9: Chevron v. Echazabal: The ADA's "Direct Threat to Self" Defense. The link to the paper and its introduction.

ADA policy brief No.10: Reasonable Accommodation After Barnett. The link to the paper, its synopsis and its introduction.