Americans With Disabilities Act: Effects of the Law on Access to Goods
and Services (Letter Report, 06/21/94, GAO/PEMD-94-14AC).

This report, available on audio-cassette, looks at the extent to which
the Americans With Disabilities Act has improved the access for persons
with disabilities to goods and services provided by businesses and state
and local governments. Overall, GAO found steady improvement in both
accessibility and awareness during the initial 15 months that the act
was in effect. However, enough areas of concern remain to suggest a need
for continuing educational outreach and technical assistance to business
and government agencies covered by the act, as well as continued
monitoring by the Congress.

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 REPORTNUM:  PEMD-94-14AC
     TITLE:  Americans With Disabilities Act: Effects of the Law on 
             Access to Goods and Services
      DATE:  06/21/94
   SUBJECT:  Handicapped persons
             Disabilities or handicaps
             Civil rights
             Compliance
             Federal legislation
             Government facilities
             Service industry
             Retail facilities
             Building codes

             
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