ADA Sign Depot Blog

The house Habitat has planned for the Ungers will be its first fully compliant Americans with Disabilities Act home.

Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication developed the NCDJ Disability Language Guide to aid journalists with the appropriate phrases to use when reporting on people with disabilities.

The language used to describe individuals with disabilities shapes and reflects society’s attitudes towards people with disabilities. Certain terms currently used diminish the humanity of individuals with disabilities, creating an invisible barrier that excludes these individuals from being viewed as equal members of the community.

Schools and companies often treat the ADA as a mere suggestion despite its enactment 25 years ago.

A new bill proposed by Assemblyman Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) AB 1732, would force businesses, government buildings and other public venues to stop identifying single-use restrooms as either male or female and identify themselves as “all-gender” instead.