This bill clarifies for the courts that people with disabilities should not lose civil rights protections because their condition is treatable, episodic, or not completely disabling.
President Bush signed the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (S. 3406) into law September 25, 2008 in a private ceremony, securing protections against workplace discrimination for every American with a disability. The bill marks a historic move toward securing the promise of the original Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which was signed into law by President George H. W. Bush in 1990. The elder Bush also attended the ceremony.

"For those of us with epilepsy, this legislation is even more important than the passage of the original ADA. This bill was primarily focused on correcting our exclusion from the ADA by misguided court decisions. Congress listened to us and we thank them," said Tony Coelho, immediate past chair of the Epilepsy Foundation Board of Directors and former congressional representative from California. Coelho served as the primary author of the original ADA.

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