30 years after Americans with Disabilities Act, college students with disabilities say law is not enough

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30 years after Americans with Disabilities Act, college students with disabilities say law is not enough
“It’s about going beyond compliance in terms of what the ADA really means and what it means in terms of disability and inclusivity,” one expert said.

March 2, 2020, 12:21 AM UTC
By Safia Samee Ali

Kyle Cox was on his way to class during an ice storm in January 2019 when an outdoor wheelchair elevator at Texas A&M University malfunctioned.

For 30 minutes, Cox, a graduate student, was trapped outside with sleet pelting him on an unseasonably frigid day in College Station. Building staff draped him in blankets and coats while they worked to free him from the handicap accessible lift designed to help disabled students access the building with ease.

By the time he had cleaned up and composed himself, class was over.

Cox, 24, of El Paso, Texas, who is pursuing a master’s in public administration, is hearing impaired and has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, which requires him to use a wheelchair.

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