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This regional focus is critical to ensuring that ADA National Network services meet the needs of a diversity of populations and stakeholders throughout the country.</p> <table align="right" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" role="table" style="width: 100%; background-color: rgba(250, 250, 250);"> <tbody> <tr role="row"> <td role="cell" style="width: 40%; text-align: left;"> <h3 class="rtecenter">Over 56 million people in the United States have a disability.*</h3> </td> <td role="cell" style="width: 60%; text-align: center;"><img alt="ADA 10 regions map" src="/sites/adata.org/files/images/Map.png" style="max-height: 20rem;" /></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>*<a href="https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sipp/library/working-papers.2010.html" target="_blank">The Survey of Income and Program Participation</a> (SIPP), 2010. </p> <h2>What is the ADA?</h2> <p>The ADA is the first comprehensive civil rights act for people with disabilities. 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The ADA protects people with disabilities from discrimination in all aspects of employment, in access to public programs and services such as transportation, and in access to public places like businesses, restaurants, stores, hotels, places of entertainment, and other service establishments.</p> <h2>Why is the ADA Important?</h2> <p>The ADA has empowered people with disabilities by banning discrimination on the basis of their disability and by making it possible for them to participate more inclusively in their communities.</p> <p>Although there have been significant changes since the ADA was passed in 1990, people with disabilities continue to encounter barriers that affect their ability to live, work, and recreate freely in their communities.</p> <h2>Whom does the ADA National Network Serve?</h2> <p>Since the ADA National Network was started in 1991, it has served all sectors of society, including those with responsibilities under the ADA such as businesses, employers, state and local governments, architects, disability organizations and individuals with disabilities whose rights are protected under the ADA.</p> <div class="video-float-right"> <h3 class="rtecenter">What is the ADA National Network?</h3> <span style="text-align:center; 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