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National Organization on Disability
910 16th Street, NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20006
202-293-5960, fax 202-293-7999, TDD 202-293-5968

Americans strongly support the ADA

The findings may be especially timely in light of this month's oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in the Olmstead case.

Highlights include:

• Nearly nine out of ten (87%), of those who are aware of the ADA, support and approve of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

• A full two-thirds, or 67% of all adult Americans have read or heard about the Americans with Disabilities Act.

• Three-quarters (75%) of all adults think that the benefits to people with disabilities are worth the additional costs to governments and businesses.

• More than eight out of ten (83%) of all adults felt that creating opportunities for those with disabilities will decrease welfare rolls and increase employment opportunities while only one in eight (12%) feel it will be very expensive and not worth the extra cost for employers to hire more people with disabilities.

During March of 1999, 1,008 U.S. adults, 18 years of age and over, were surveyed by Louis Harris and Associates about their attitudes and perceptions of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act.

The complete survey and results are available at the National Organization on Disability website www.nod.org

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