As the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is upon us this July, the DC Office of Disability Rights (ODR) collected brief statements from District employees and disability community stakeholders on what the this monumental legislation means and how it affects us all—for people with and without disabilities.

Mayor Bowser's Americans With Disabilities Act Day 30th Anniversary Proclamation

Access the full statements below:

1. Muriel Bowser, Mayor, Washington, DC
2. Mathew McCollough, Director, DC Office of Disability Rights
3. Sheila Armstrong, PhD,CPM, Americans with Disabilities , ADA Compliance Specialist
4. Jessica Hunt, Attorney Advisor, DC Office of Disability Rights
5. Susie McFadden-Resper, ADA Compliance Specialist, DC Office of Disability Rights
6. Rachel Gass, Commissioner, DC Commission on Persons with Disabilities
7. Dr. Denise Decker, Legislative Affairs Specialist USDA
8. Kamilah O. Martin-Proctor, Chair, DC Commission on Persons with Disabilities
9. Hope Fuller, Commissioner, DC Commission on Persons with Disabilities
10. Alison Whyte, Executive Director, DC Developmental Disabilities Council
11. Denise M. Decker, Ph.D., DC Commission on Persons with Disabilities (DCCPD)
12. Yoshiko Dart, Disability Rights Activist
13. Diego Mariscal, Founder, CEO & Chief Disabled Officer, 2Gether-International.org
14. Ryan and Susie King, Parent and Disability Rights Advocate and Son
15. Charlotte Clymer, Commissioner, DC Commission on Persons with Disabilities 
16. Luz Z. Collazo, DCDD Council [English]   Luz Z. Collazo, DCDD Council [Spanish]
17. Eve Hill, Partner, Brown, Goldstein & Levy
18. Dr. Mary Campbell, DC Dept of Behavior Health, ADA Coordinator 
19. Jay Melder, Assistant City Administrator District of Columbia Government
20. Peter A. Stratton, Senior Vice President, Managing Director, Accessibility Services Steven Winter Associates, Inc.