Americans With Disabilities Act: Initial Accessibility Good But Important Barriers Remain
PEMD-93-16
Published: May 19, 1993. Publicly Released: Jun 18, 1993.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the effectiveness of the Americans with Disabilities Act, focusing on: (1) disabled persons' accessibility to businesses and state and local facilities prior to the act; (2) the most common barriers restricting access to a facility; (3) business owners' and managers' awareness of their responsibilities under the act; and (4) business owners' and managers' efforts to remove barrier before the act's effective date.
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