# The Americans with Disabilities Act Is 35 Years Old -- And More Relevant Than Ever

DevFeed: [The Americans with Disabilities Act Is 35 Years Old -- And More Relevant Than Ever](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-americans-with-disabilities-act-is-35-years-old-and-more-relevant-than-ever-36130.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.boia.org/blog/the-americans-with-disabilities-act-is-35-years-old-and-more-relevant-than-ever>)

Author: Jack

Published: 2025-07-22T14:30:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Blog-Main](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-main.md>)

Topics: [Accessibility](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/accessibility.md>), [digital accessibility](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/digital-accessibility.md>), [Internet](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/internet.md>), [Mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mobile.md>), [Requirements](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/requirements.md>)

Tags: [2025](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2025.md>), [accessibility](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/accessibility.md>), [accessibility-guidelines](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/accessibility-guidelines.md>), [civil-rights](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/civil-rights.md>), [digital-accessibility](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/digital-accessibility.md>), [government](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/government.md>), [law](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/law.md>), [websites](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/websites.md>)

## AI overview

The article examines the Americans with Disabilities Act 35 years after its enactment and explains why it remains important to disability rights. It argues that the ADA's broad protections support digital accessibility, citing court decisions involving websites and mobile applications.

## Source excerpt

On July 26th, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law.