Atlantic Cape’s Center for Accessibility Recognizes July as Americans with Disabilities Awareness Month

MAYS LANDING — Atlantic Cape Community College and the Center for Accessibility (CFA) is proud to recognize the month of July as Americans with Disabilities Awareness Month.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became law on July 26, 1990. The ADA is a highly-consequential equal opportunity law for people living with disabilities. The ADA draws its inspiration - in part - from the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The goal of the ADA is to prevent discrimination, expand opportunities and provide legal protections to ensure that Americans with disabilities have the opportunity to lead a full life.

To whom does the ADA apply?

“To be protected by the ADA, one must have a disability, which is defined by the ADA as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a person who has a history or record of such an impairment, or a person who is perceived by others as having such an impairment. The ADA does not specifically name all of the impairments that are covered,” the ADA.gov website explains.

“The CFA is committed to working within the spirit of the ADA while providing services and leadership to increase accessibility and inclusion for people with disabilities among Atlantic Cape students, staff, visitors, and the larger community,” said Chad Bullock, Director, The Center for Accessibility.

Learn more about the CFA by visiting atlanticcape.edu/cfa.

Learn more by visiting www.ada.gov/ada_intro.htm.

About Atlantic Cape Community College

Atlantic Cape is a comprehensive two-year community college serving the residents of Atlantic and Cape May counties. The college offers over 40 career, transfer and workforce development programs to more than 8,000 students annually at three campuses in New Jersey: Atlantic City, Cape May Court House and Mays Landing.