The Americans with Disabilities Act Signing Ceremony - July 26, 1990

The short video chronicles the events of July 26, 1990, when four thousand people gathered on the South Lawn of the Whitehouse to witness then President George H.W. Bush sign the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law.

The ADA stands as one of the most important civil rights documents in the history of the United States, as it guaranteed for the first time that all people with disabilities have the right to participate fully as equal members in society.

The interviews in this piece are from a longer feature length documentary, called 'Lives Worth Living,' which follows the history of the American Disability Rights movement (set to broadcast on public television sometime after September 2010.)

Please enjoy the video and leave comments. Happy 20th Anniversary ADA!!!

Note: A version of this video with captions is forthcoming.

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[Streetcar1743]

@sweetheart2109 Oh, my bad. It was 1992 Clinton won the presendency.

[sweetheart2109]

@Streetcar1743 In 2002?

[USAindie]

this is a great day in America ... I just do not understand WHY embeding is not enabled for this great video. Why prevent others from sharing such a glorious day? Not cool !!

[failur2communicate]

Indeed a splendid day! And a historic day! Thank you Storyline, for posting this. Wonder who produced it? The "priest" mentioned in was a UCC minister named Rev Harold Wilke. The blessing he had just delivered to open the ceremony was a first for a presidential bill signing. It can be heard by viewing the post of the ADA signing by "blondieblue" at right...

[Streetcar1743]

I voted for him in 1992, but Bill Clinton won the presidency in 2002.