| July 28, 2014 Inclusion for all Americans with Disabilities: Building on the Legacy of the ADA By Aaron Bishop, Commissioner, Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AIDD) Twenty-four years ago, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law. The law's passage signaled America's commitment to achieving equality for all its citizens by providing long overdue protections for people with disabilities. We have made tremendous progress toward this goal, but we have yet to reach the point at which every person can realize the fundamental rights, protections, and freedoms afforded to each of us by the United States Constitution. The Administration for Community Living (ACL) continues to build on the legacy of the ADA and related legislation with initiatives designed to ensure persons with disabilities achieve full integration and inclusion in every aspect of American life. Our focus is on creating communities where every American has the opportunity to lead a rich, rewarding, and meaningful life. Read more Department of Justice proposes new rule to require closed captioning at movie theatersOn July 23, 2014, the Attorney General signed the Department's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing to revise the Department's Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) title III regulation to require movie theaters to exhibit movies with closed movie captioning and audio description, to require theaters to provide notice to the public about the availability of these services, and to ensure that theaters have staff available who can provide information to patrons about the use of these services. This NPRM will soon be published in the Federal Register. Once it is published, there will be a 60-day comment period. To find out more about the ADA or this NPRM, call the Justice Department's toll-free ADA Information Line at 800-514-0301 or 800-514-0383 (TDD), or access its www.ada.gov website. | 
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