Media Coverage

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and 90.5 WESA are media sponsors for Pittsburgh and Allegheny County’s celebration of the 25th anniversary of the ADA.

Listen here to the WESA Community Forum on: “The ADA’s Impact, And The Barriers That Still Remain”

Listen here to Essential Pittsburgh’s programs on: The 25th Anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act

The ADA’s Impact, And The Barriers That Still Remain

The 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act

Increasing Accessibility Through Arts

Improving Life for People with Disabilities

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Fight for equal access continues 25 years after ADA signed

By Debra Erdley Tribune Review, July 25, 2015

http://triblive.com/state/pennsylvania/8704973-74/grant-ada-disability#ixzz3h7c6IKBU

Arts Festival aims to give voice to the unheard

By Mary Thomas, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 31, 2015
http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/art-architecture/2015/05/31/Three-Rivers-Arts-Festival-aims-to-give-voice-to-the-unheard/stories/201505310040

School, work and mobility discussed by and for people with disabilities
The National Council on Disability met in Pittsburgh this week

The ADA at 25: Pittsburgh-area disabled adults say act made difference in their lives

By Annie Ma, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 5, 2015
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2015/05/05/The-ADA-at-25-Young-disabled-adults-say-act-made-difference-in-their-lives/stories/201505050083

Pitt joins Giant Eagle, sets goal to put more disabled on payroll

Dick Thornburgh wants to build on ADA’s foundation

By Mackenzie Carpenter, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 4, 2015
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/state/2015/05/04/Dick-Thornburgh-wants-to-build-on-ADA-s-foundation/stories/201505030037

The ADA at 25: Disability issues find champion at Pitt

By Mackenzie Carpenter, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 4, 2015
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2015/05/04/The-ADA-at-25-Disability-issues-find-champion-at-Pitt/stories/201505040006

The ADA at 25: Unfinished business
The landmark American with Disabilities Act has changed standards and improved lives. Next up: improvements in jobs and housing.

By Jon Schmitz, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 3, 2015
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/region/2015/05/03/The-ADA-at-25-unfinished-business/stories/201505030056

Dick Thornburgh: The disabilities revolution
Twenty-five years ago, the Americans with Disabilities Act began to transform the lives of millions and the minds of millions more

By Dick Thornburgh, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 3, 2015
http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/Op-Ed/2015/05/03/Dick-Thornburgh-The-revolution-created-by-the-Americans-with-Disabilities-Act/stories/201505030151